The 2023 AAPG Bulletin study using physical models to investigate growth and evolution of salt canopies on a salt-detached slope.
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The geological meaning and development of the salt-canopy concept pioneered and popularised by Martin Jackson and AGL.
Martin Jackson and AGL’s salt-weld concept: structural contacts left after salt withdrawal.
The meaning of reactive diapirism in salt tectonics and its relationship to extension and faulting.
The squeezed-diapir concept: pre-existing salt diapirs modified and narrowed during regional shortening.
A sourced profile of Martin Jackson’s work on salt tectonics, diapirism and the Applied Geodynamics Laboratory.
Jackson’s 1985 Oakwood Dome study of rock-salt deformation, recrystallisation and groundwater dissolution.
Jackson and Talbot’s 1989 study of the internal structure of mushroom-shaped diapirs, halite deformation and salt-cavern engineering.
Tim Dooley, Martin Jackson and Michael Hudec’s 2023 Physical-Model Study of Salt Canopies
The 2023 AAPG Bulletin study using physical models to investigate growth and evolution of salt canopies on a salt-detached slope.
What Is a Reactive Diapir? One of Martin Jackson’s Key Salt-Tectonics Concepts
The meaning of reactive diapirism in salt tectonics and its relationship to extension and faulting.
What Is a Squeezed Diapir? How Compression Reshapes Salt Diapirs
The squeezed-diapir concept: pre-existing salt diapirs modified and narrowed during regional shortening.
What Is a Salt Canopy? Martin Jackson and AGL’s Concept of an Allochthonous Salt Canopy
The geological meaning and development of the salt-canopy concept pioneered and popularised by Martin Jackson and AGL.
What Is a Salt Weld? Salt Withdrawal, Layer Collapse and Weld-Like Geological Contacts
Martin Jackson and AGL’s salt-weld concept: structural contacts left after salt withdrawal.
Who Was Martin P. A. Jackson? A Pioneer of Modern Salt Tectonics and the Applied Geodynamics Laboratory
A sourced profile of Martin Jackson’s work on salt tectonics, diapirism and the Applied Geodynamics Laboratory.
Martin Jackson’s Oakwood Salt Dome Study: Halite Deformation, Recrystallisation and Groundwater
Jackson’s 1985 Oakwood Dome study of rock-salt deformation, recrystallisation and groundwater dissolution.
How Do Mushroom-Shaped Salt Diapirs Form? Martin Jackson and Christopher Talbot’s 1989 Study
Jackson and Talbot’s 1989 study of the internal structure of mushroom-shaped diapirs, halite deformation and salt-cavern engineering.