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level within the Zagros fold and thrust belt. The presence and thickness of the halites has had a major influence on the geometry of the thrust belt and such variations has been used to explain lateral changes in structural style along the belt.
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Smith A.G. (2012). "A review of the Ediacaran to Early Cambrian ('Infra-Cambrian') evaporites and associated sediments of the Middle East". In Bhat G.M. (ed.).
110:. Two main depositional basins have been recognised, the North Gulf and South Gulf Basins, separated by the Qatar Arch. The basins were formed as a result of 91: 90:, the internal stratigraphy of the sequence is relatively poorly understood. They are the lateral equivalent of the evaporite-bearing Ara Group in the 228:"Effect of spatial distribution of Hormuz salt on deformation style in the Zagros fold and thrust belt: an analogue modelling approach" 195:
Talbot C.J.; Alvi M. (1996). "The past of a future syntaxis across the Zagros". In Alsop G.I.; Blundell D.J.; Davison I. (eds.).
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Most occurrences of the Hormuz Formation are highly disturbed tectonically. However, a broad stratigraphy has been recognised.
286: 210: 179: 74:, a period previously referred to as the Infra-Cambrian. Most exposures of this sequence are in the form of emergent 281: 83: 119: 276: 271: 111: 165: 118:. The main structure formed during this period were NW-SE trending dextral (right lateral) 8: 115: 247: 202: 171: 251: 227: 206: 196: 175: 123: 239: 103: 32: 16: 87: 71: 67: 265: 243: 107: 20: 167:
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Halite layers within the Hormuz sequence form the most important
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The Hormuz Formation is known from a wide area of the
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Index


Salt glaciers
halites
anticlinal
Zagros Mountains
Iran
evaporites
Ediacaran
Neoproterozoic
Early Cambrian
salt diapirs
anticlines
Zagros fold and thrust belt
salt tectonics
South Oman Basin
Zagros Mountains
Persian Gulf
extensional tectonics
Pan-African Orogeny
strike-slip faults
extensional faults
decollement
Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of Neoproteozoic-Cambrian Basins in Asia
Geological Society
ISBN
9781862393462
Salt Tectonics
Geological Society
ISBN
9781897799444

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