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AAPG Bulletin; Year: 2025; Issue: April DOI: 10.1306/03182524012
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Figure 15. Stages of mound development, diagenetic and hydrothermal alterations, and brittle deformation. (A) Circa 116 Ma: formation of carbonate mounds, early fractures, microcrystalline infill and dolomitization. (B) Circa 105–108 Ma: collapse brecciation cemented by radiaxial-fibrous calcite with evaporitic geochemical signature. (C) Circa 98–95 Ma: oblique faulting, dissolution, and hydrothermal cementation mostly by quartz and barite. Solid bitumen migration and calcite recrystallization are younger events. Horizontal and vertical scales of features are purposely exaggerated for clarity. Fm. = Formation.
Figure 15. Stages of mound development, diagenetic and hydrothermal alterations, and brittle deformation. (A) Circa 116 Ma: formation of carbonate mounds, early fractures, microcrystalline infill and dolomitization. (B) Circa 105–108 Ma: collapse brecciation cemented by radiaxial-fibrous calcite with evaporitic geochemical signature. (C) Circa 98–95 Ma: oblique faulting, dissolution, and hydrothermal cementation mostly by quartz and barite. Solid bitumen migration and calcite recrystallization are younger events. Horizontal and vertical scales of features are purposely exaggerated for clarity. Fm. = Formation.