Basalt from Louisiana continental shelf |
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Authors: | Richard Rezak Thomas T Tieh |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, 77843 College Station, TX;(2) Department of Geology, Texas A&M University, 77843 College Station, TX |
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Abstract: | A basalt outcrop was discovered on Alderdice Bank on the outer Louisiana continental shelf. The basalt shows an age of 76.8 ± 3.3 × 106 years. Textural, mineralogical, and chemical characteristics indicate that it is an alkali basalt of shallow intrusive origin. It was probably brought to the seafloor by salt tectonics and exposed due to salt dissolution.An accurate account of the Mesozoic geologic history of the Gulf of Mexico must consider the apparent consanguinity of all magmatic rocks of the region, including the Alderdice Bank basalt, and the apparent basinward decrease in age of magmatic activities. |
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