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Belle Isle salt dome, Louisiana (modified from O'Neill^[1]). (a) Cross section (letters A1-Z represent the stratigraphic unit boundaries). Location given in (b). (b) Structure contour map drawn on the J horizon. (c) Structure contour map drawn on the B horizon. From Yin and Groshong.^[2]

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↑ O'Neill, C. A., 1973, Evolution of Belle Isle salt dome, Louisiana: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 23, p. 115–135.
↑ Yin, H. and R. H. Groshong Jr., 2007, A three-dimensional kinematic model for the deformation above an active diapir: AAPG Bulletin, V. 91, p. 343-363.

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[1] O'Neill, C. A., 1973, Evolution of Belle Isle salt dome, Louisiana: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 23, p. 115–135.

[Yinandgroshong_2007-2] Yin, H. and R. H. Groshong Jr., 2007, A three-dimensional kinematic model for the deformation above an active diapir: AAPG Bulletin, V. 91, p. 343-363.

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