The salt mine : a digital atlas of salt tectonics / Michael R. Hudec and Martin P.A. Jackson ; illustrated by Nancy Cottington ; modeling by Bruno C. Vendeville, Daniel D. Schultz-Ela, Tim P. Dooley.

Author
Hudec, Michael R. (Michael Robert) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Austin, Tex. : Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin ; Tulsa, Okla. : American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2011.
Description
xvii, 305 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Availability

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
Lewis Library - Stacks QE513 .H83 2011 Browse related items Request

    Details

    Subject(s)
    Related name
    Series
    Notes
    • "The Salt Mine provides a guided tour of some of the finest examples of salt tectonics in both classic and little-known salt basins. The tour includes more than 1,350 images and 50 animations of salt structures [....] The DVD contains all images and animations and is fully searchable. The book showcases 400 of the most interesting and visually appealing images in the digital atlas"--P. [4] of cover.
    • "The DVD ... is an HTML-based [interactive] digital atlas of salt structures and associated sediment geometries ... which contains all 1,349 images and more than 40 animations"--P. x.
    • "Applied Geodynamics Laboratory"--At head of text.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-294) and indexes.
    Contents
    • Ch. 1. Salt pillows and salt anticlines
    • Ch. 2. Salt stocks and salt walls
    • Ch. 3. Triangular diapirs
    • Ch. 4. Indented diapirs
    • Ch. 5. Extensional salt detachments
    • Ch. 6. Contractional salt detachments
    • Ch. 7. Salt sheets
    • Ch. 8. Minibasins
    • Ch. 9. Roho systems
    • Ch. 10. Counterregional systems
    • Ch. 11. Location maps.
    Other title(s)
    • Digital atlas of salt tectonics
    • Salt tectonics
    ISBN
    • 9780615518367
    • 0615518362
    OCLC
    773666415
    Statement on language in description
    Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
    Other views
    Staff view

    Supplementary Information