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Abstract
Maturation of Sediments Near Horizontal and Inclined Salt Sheets
K. Carter, I. Lerche (1)
ABSTRACT
Salt sheets have been observed in the Gulf Coast. The contrast in the thermal conductivity between salt and detrital sediments means that a salt sheet focuses heat, resulting in the development of an anomalous temperature pattern in the vicinity of the salt sheet. The anomaly in thermal maturity is related to four parameters: the salt sheet thickness; the subsurface depth of the sheet; the inclination of the sheet; and the salt speed through the sediments. The excess maturity of sediments in the vicinity of the salt sheet is obtained and shown to be dominantly dependent on the velocity
of the salt sheet. The positional influence of the sediment maturity relative to the salt is also examined.
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