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Evaporite Diapirs In The La Popa Basin, Nuevo Leon, Mexico., Robert C. Laudon
Evaporite Diapirs In The La Popa Basin, Nuevo Leon, Mexico., Robert C. Laudon
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Reconnaissance mapping and stratigraphic work in the La Popa basin of Neuvo Leon, northern Mexico, have revealed two large structural features with cores of gypsum and anhydrite at the surface. These features are interpreted to be the surface expression of evaporite diapirs. Geostatic loading is considered to be the most important mechanism for emplacement of the domes. -from Author