Seismic stratigraphy of the Northwest Gulf of Mexico
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bally, Albert W. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Anderson, John B. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Clark, H.C. | en_US |
| dc.creator | Archer, Robert E. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-23T16:07:36Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2015-02-23T16:07:36Z | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1985 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Pleistocene sedimentation at the outer continental shelf of the northwest Gulf of Mexico was related to eustatic fluctuations of sea level during the Wisconsin period. Four seismic sequences interpreted from high resolution records corresponded to deposition during a Recent high sea level stand, a late Wisconsin low sea level stand, a middle Wisconsin interglacial high stand, and the forth sequence was evidenced by the record of deposition during an early Wisconsin low sea level stand. Growth faulting, seen as expansion of section, and a more prevalent faulting due to salt diapirism were present throughout the study area. The growth faults were consistent through the sections. Faults related to diapirism were local and many were not traceable from section to section. Both growth faulting and diapirism, as well as eustatic sea level changes, seem to have exerted an influence on sedimentation in the study area. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 183 pp | en_US |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.callno | Thesis Geol. 1985 Archer | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Archer, Robert E.. "Seismic stratigraphy of the Northwest Gulf of Mexico." (1985) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79041">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79041</a>. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.digital | ArcherR | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79041 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Geology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Geophysics | en_US |
| dc.title | Seismic stratigraphy of the Northwest Gulf of Mexico | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.type.material | Text | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | Earth Science | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Natural Sciences | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Rice University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en_US |
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