Local submarine salt-karst formation on the Hellenic Outer Ridge, eastern Mediterranean

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Research Article| December 01, 1978 Local submarine salt-karst formation on the Hellenic Outer Ridge, eastern Mediterranean Robert H. Belderson; Robert H. Belderson 1Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Surrey GU8 5UB, United Kingdom Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Neil H. Kenyon; Neil H. Kenyon 1Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Surrey GU8 5UB, United Kingdom Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Arthur H. Stride Arthur H. Stride 1Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Surrey GU8 5UB, United Kingdom Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Robert H. Belderson 1Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Surrey GU8 5UB, United Kingdom Neil H. Kenyon 1Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Surrey GU8 5UB, United Kingdom Arthur H. Stride 1Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Surrey GU8 5UB, United Kingdom Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1978) 6 (12): 716–720. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<716:LSSFOT>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Robert H. Belderson, Neil H. Kenyon, Arthur H. Stride; Local submarine salt-karst formation on the Hellenic Outer Ridge, eastern Mediterranean. Geology 1978;; 6 (12): 716–720. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<716:LSSFOT>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 Local, sharply defined patches of rough ground have been detected on long-range sonographs in a region of the eastern Mediterranean dominated by compressional tectonic relief. These patches are grouped either as subcircular to oval craters 1 to 6 km across (some with a central mound and annular trough) or as elongate irregular troughs as much as 6 × 30 km. The patches are interpreted as karst-like areas of collapse breccia (incorporating Messinian evaporites and Pliocene-Quaternary sediments) above surfaces of submarine salt dissolution. One group of the crater-like features is slightly elongate parallel to fold axes in their vicinity, and another is aligned along supposed wrench or thrust faults. The large elongate troughs appear to have originated by submarine dissolution of salt within anticlines, the crests of which have since subsided. 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.