Use of cross-section restoration to determine paleobathymetry and sea-floor paleotopography in the Gulf of Mexico basin (1996)

Research Article| April 01, 1996 Use of cross-section restoration to determine paleobathymetry and sea-floor paleotopography in the Gulf of Mexico basin Mark G. Rowan; Mark G. Rowan 1Energy and Minerals Applied Research Center, Department of Geological Sciences, Campus Box 250, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Tomas Villamil; Tomas Villamil 1Energy and Minerals Applied Research Center, Department of Geological Sciences, Campus Box 250, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter B. Flemings; Peter B. Flemings 2Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, Deike Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Paul Weimer Paul Weimer 1Energy and Minerals Applied Research Center, Department of Geological Sciences, Campus Box 250, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1996) 24 (4): 299–302. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0299:UOCSRT>2.3.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 Mark G. Rowan, Tomas Villamil, Peter B. Flemings, Paul Weimer; Use of cross-section restoration to determine paleobathymetry and sea-floor paleotopography in the Gulf of Mexico basin. Geology 1996;; 24 (4): 299–302. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0299:UOCSRT>2.3.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 A systematic technique for sequential restoration of salt-related extensional structures incorporates Airy isostasy to quantify both the loading subsidence and the change in water depth during any time interval. The results are used to generate paleo-sea-floor templates for restoration and to reconstruct evolving salt and sediment geometries. Paleobathymetries calculated by the restoration technique are compatible with paleobathymetric environments derived from biofacies analysis of benthic foraminifers sampled in five wells along a reflection seismic profile from western Eugene Island, offshore Louisiana, northern Gulf of Mexico. Furthermore, both aggradation and progradation rates measured from the restorations are consistent with regional depositional patterns. The results demonstrate that the restoration method adequately determines paleobathymetry and sea-floor paleotopography. Restoration of multiple sections can provide a framework for the estimation of sediment transport and deposition geometries and facies development. 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.