Authors: M.P.A. Jackson, R.R. Cornelius, C.H. Craig, A. Gansser, J. Stöcklin, and C.J. Talbot

Since their discovery in the early 1950s, the Great Kavir salt diapirs have remained virtually unknown outside Iran. Yet these Tertiary diapirs are the most spectacularly exposed in the world. The geology and dynamics of the salt diapirs in the Great Kavir (Dasht-e-Kavir) are examined. The authors have integrated remotely sensed data with field data collected between 1950 and 1979 to produce a series of detailed structural maps within and around more than 50 salt diapirs. These were interpreted with the aid of dynamically scaled centrifuge modeling and analytical modeling. Of particular interest is the discovery of an exposed salt canopy, formed by coalescence of 12 diapirs. Another discovery in the Kavir is that of mushroom-shaped diapirs fringed with skirts. The book is generously illustrated with spectacular aerial photographs and contains a comprehensive account of the stratigraphy of Central Iran.

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Published: 4/01/1991

ISBN Number: 0-8137-1177-0

Pages: 140

Product Category: EBooks