The Oligo-Miocene deepwater system of the Levant Basin
The Oligo-Miocene deepwater system of the Levant Basin
The Oligo-Miocene deepwater system of the Levant Basin
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- 42 -SWNE SW NE SW NEPlio-PleistoceneMessinian saltM.-U. <strong>Miocene</strong>TWT (ms)<strong>Oligo</strong>cene-L. <strong>Miocene</strong>Cretaceous-Eocenea b cFigure 23: Three seismic pr<strong>of</strong>iles (a, b, c) running across <strong>the</strong> western part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Afiq Canyon. See location in Figures 16 to18 . Middle <strong>Miocene</strong> incision resulted with <strong>the</strong> formation <strong>of</strong> several hundred meters deep box-shaped canyon (a, b, c). BaseMessinian incision formed a shallower concave canyon cut that was later filled with <strong>the</strong> Messinian evaporites (b, c). Base<strong>Oligo</strong>cene incision affected <strong>the</strong> eastern and central part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> canyon (c). Note <strong>the</strong> lateral shift in <strong>the</strong> position <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> canyonduring <strong>the</strong> three incision episodes.
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