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Publications by Vendeville, B.C.

Title Publication Year Abstract Author Series Publisher
Initiation of Salt Diapirism by Regional Extension: Global Setting, Structural Style, and Mechanical Models Initiation of Salt Diapirism by Regional Extension: Global Setting, Structural Style, and Mechanical Models 1994

Initiation of diapirs is one of the least understood aspects of salt tectonics. Sedimentary differential loading and erosion are both effective, but not universal, causes of diapir initiation.

Jackson, M.P.A., Vendeville, B.C. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
Mechanics of Active Salt Diapirism Mechanics of Active Salt Diapirism 1994

An active diapir forcefully intrudes its overburden, driven by diapir pressure that overcomes the resistance of the overburden strength. Possible causes of the driving pressure are differential loading of the source layer and a density contrast with the overburden.

Schultz-Ela, D.D., Jackson, M.P.A., Vendeville, B.C. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology
The Rise and Fall of Diapirs During Thin-Skinned Extension The Rise and Fall of Diapirs During Thin-Skinned Extension 1992

Grabens overlying diapirs have previously been ascribed to intrusion, withdrawal, or dissolution of salt. We propose, however, that many grabens or half grabens above diapirs form by regional thin-skinned extension of a brittle overburden.

Vendeville, B.C., Jackson, M.P.A. Report of Investigations Bureau of Economic Geology