THE EVOLUTION OF THE CONTINENTAL MARGINS AND POSSIBLE LONG TERM ECONOMIC RESOURCES,
Abstract
This paper was prepared for presentation at the First Annual Offshore Technology Conference to be held in Houston, Tex., on May 18-21, 1969. The recent findings of metallic sulfides in the so-called Red Sea hot holes raised the distinct possibility that similar but fossil deposits underlie the rifted continental margins. Potential hydrocarbon drilling sights as seen in the diapiric structures of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea have raised the possibility that foundered shallow continental seas presently lie at oceanic depth. In recent years new data has been presented supporting the concept of sea-floor spreading, the age of prominent seismic reflectors within the ocean floor and on ocean basin sedimentary processes. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0689632
Entities
People
- Eric D. Schneider
Organizations
- Naval Oceanographic Office