Research Article| November 01, 1975 Atlantic evaporites formed by evaporation of water spilled from Pacific, Tethyan, and Southern oceans Kevin Burke Kevin Burke 1Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York 12222 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1975) 3 (11): 613–616. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1975)3<613:AEFBEO>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Kevin Burke; Atlantic evaporites formed by evaporation of water spilled from Pacific, Tethyan, and Southern oceans. Geology 1975;; 3 (11): 613–616. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1975)3<613:AEFBEO>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The distribution of salt diapirs around the Atlantic Ocean, both onshore and offshore, when plotted on a closed Atlantic indicates that there are four main areas without salt and three with salt. The occurrence of massive salt deposits formed at the opening of an ocean appears to depend on (1) proximity to saline ocean waters, (2) graben structure and related occurrences of hot-spot volcanism, and (3) climatic zonation, because there are no salt deposits at equatorial or high paleolatitudes. The salt is interpreted to have formed by evaporation of intermittent spills into sub-sea-level graben over periods of a few million years. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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