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AAPG Bulletin

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Volume: 44 (1960)

Issue: 9. (September)

First Page: 1602

Last Page: 1602

Title: Theory for Formation of Limestone Cap Rock of Previous HitSaltNext Hit Domes: ABSTRACT

Author(s): Richard R. McLeod

Article Type: Meeting abstract

Abstract:

Osmosis, a new concept in subsurface fluid flow, is applied to the field around a shallow piercement-type Previous HitsaltNext Hit Previous HitdomeNext Hit. In the process, ground water circulating under the influence of osmotic pressure deposits the limestone cap rock on the top of the Previous HitdomeTop. Limitations of the osmotic theory are discussed.

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