Gulf trough: The Atlantic connection
Geology
By: Peter Popenoe, Vernon J. Henry, and Faisal M. Idris
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Abstract
Analyses of seismic reflection profiles and stratigraphic data indicate a continuation of the Gulf trough trend across eastern South Carolina and offshore between Cape Fear and Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Seismic profiles show a linear northeast-trending zone of nondeposition and erosion and areas of chaotic deposition in the Eocene and Oligocene sections. The character of deposition and erosion along this trend is similar to that produced by bottom currents under the core of the present Gulf Stream. The trend separates deep-water from shallower water deposits, indicating that the erosion was produced by strong marine currents flowing through the Gulf trough in the high sea levels of middle Eocene through early Oligocene time.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Gulf trough: The Atlantic connection |
| Series title | Geology |
| DOI | 10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<327:GTAC>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 327 |
| Last page | 332 |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina, South Carolina |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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