Crustal structures and salt tectonics on the margins of the western Algerian Basin (Mediterranean Region)

Faulting, sediment loading, and flow of underlying ductile units: A case study from the Western Ionian Basin Offshore Eastern Sicily

“…Internal adjustment of basins due to migration of ductile units (e.g., salt or shale) driven by sediment loading have been widely observed around the globe (Ge et al, 2020) and in the Mediterranean domain as well (Loncke et al, 2006;Reiche et al, 2014;Soto et al, 2022). The occurrence in the sedimentary sequence of salt and shales/mud (Barreca, 2014;Butler et al, 2014;Polonia et al, 2017;Dellong et al, 2020), buried under a significant thickness of sediments (as in the J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f case of the CAW surrounding basins), may play a significant role on the patterns of sedimentation and deformation within the basin.…”