Relation Between Interior Salt Domes and Basin Morphology: ABSTRACT

The salt domes which extend from the Perry County basin to the North Louisiana syncline (Interior Salt basin) are believed by some to occupy this position because they are in a salt basin separate from those of the coastal area; others believe that the movement of the interior salt domes began earlier than the movement of those along the coast. All salt-dome movement is thought to take place where sediments overlying the salt are thickest or perhaps where the Louann Salt is thickest. This paper shows that a definite pattern of distribution exists and that this pattern is influenced by the shape and structure of the basin occupied by the interior salt domes. End_of_Article - Last_Page 1833------------