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Contribution of gravity gliding in salt-bearing rift basins – a new experimental setup for simulating salt tectonics under the influence of sub-salt extension and tilting
Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Boční II/1401, 14131 Prague, Czech Republic
Prokop Závada
Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Boční II/1401, 14131 Prague, Czech Republic
Fabian Jähne-Klingberg
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hanover, Germany
Piotr Krzywiec
Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland
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Short summary
A new analogue modelling approach was used to simulate the influence of tectonic extension and tilting of the basin floor on salt tectonics in rift basins. Our results show that downward salt flow and gravity gliding takes place if the flanks of the rift basin are tilted. Thus, extension occurs at the basin margins, which is compensated for by reduced extension and later by shortening in the graben centre. These outcomes improve the reconstruction of salt-related structures in rift basins.
A new analogue modelling approach was used to simulate the influence of tectonic extension and...
