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Salt news
09.06.2013
05.02.2013
Tomorrow (06.02.2013) Prokop Zavada invites for a seminar discussion on his preliminary results on the "impact of solid second phases on deformation mechanisms of naturally deformed rock salt (Kuh-e-Namak, Dashti, Iran)" at our Institute (Lochnerstraße 4-20, room 408) at 12:30
10.09.2012
Today (September 10, 2012) Dr. Stanislav Burliga will give a talk about the "Interpretation of microstructures from bedded salt in SW-Poland". 3pm. Lecture room 408. Lochnerstraße 4-20. Building A.
27.02.2012
06.02.2012
New paper on 'extreme ductile deformation of fine-grained salt by coupled solution-precipitation creep and microcracking' now available online!
30.10.2011
We are currently seeking motivated students to fill in vacancies for MSc. and BSc. projects in various fields of our research. Have a look here!
27.06.2011
2 papers of Guillaume on: 'High-resolution 3D fabric and porosity model in a tight gas sandstone reservoir' and 'Distribution of brine in grain boundaries during static recrystallization in wet, synthetic halite' using BIB-SEM investigations, are now available online.
26.05.2011
We published on the structure and evolution of a Rocksalt-Mudrock-Tectonite from the Haselgebirge in the Northern Calcareous Alps.
01.03.2011
21.02.2011
09.11.2010
Download preprint of Frank's paper on 3D seismic study of complex intra-salt deformation, here, and Shiyuan's paper on numerical modeling of displacment and deformation of embedded rock bodies in salt structures, here. Both papers are accepted for publication in the Geological Society of London Special Publication on Salt
10.09.2010
Salt publications
Report
Numerical Studies of the Deformation of Salt Bodies with embedded Carbonate Stringers, 2011 period I for Petroleum Development Oman LLC (PDO) (2011)
Theses
Stress and strain from reflection seismic data. PhD-thesis. Geologie - Endogene Dynamik, RWTH Aachen. 198 pages (2010)
Nonreviewed
An Integrated, Multi-scale Approach to Salt Dynamics and Internal Dynamics of Salt Structures. AAPG Search and Discovery Article #40703, February 25, 2011, 87 pages. (2011)
Book chapters
Internal Dynamics of Salt Structures. Schriftenreihe der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften (ed. Hoppe, Röhling and Schütz), Volume 68, GeoDarmstadt 2010, Darmstadt. (2010)
Deformation mechanisms and rheology of Pre-cambrian rocksalt from the South Oman Salt Basin. In: Wallner, M.,Lux, K.,Minkley, W.,Jr., H. Hardy (Eds.), The Mechanical Behavior of Salt (SaltMech6) - Understanding of THMC Processes in Salt Hannover, Germany (2007)
The effect of grain boundary water on deformation mechanisms and rheology of rocksalt during long-term deformation In: Wallner, M.,Lux, K.,Minkley, W.,Jr., H. Hardy (Eds.), The Mechanical Behavior of Salt - Understanding of THMC Processes in Salt Hannover (2007)
Pillar deformation-induced surface subsidence in the Hengelo brine field, the Netherlands In: Wallner, M.,Lux, K.,Minkley, W.,Jr., H. Hardy (Eds.), The Mechanical Behavior of Salt - Understanding of THMC Processes in Salt Hannover, Germany 369-376.978-0- (2007)
Papers
The internal geometry of salt structures - a first look using 3D seismic data from the Zechstein of the Netherlands. Journal of Structural Geology - Special Issue: Flow of rocks: Field analysis and modeling - In celebration of Paul F. Williams' contribution to mentoring 33, 292-311. (2011)
3D seismic geomorphology and sedimentology of the Chalk Group, southern Danish North Sea. Journal of the Geological Society 168(2), 393-406. doi: 10.1144/0016-76492010-047 (2011)
Distribution of brine in grain boundaries during static recrystallization in wet, synthetic halite: insight from Broad Ion Beam sectioning and SEM observation at cryogenic temperature. Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology 163 (1): 19-31. (2011)
Structure and Evolution of a Rocksalt-Mudrock-Tectonite: the Haselgebirge in the Northern Calcareous Alps. Journal of Structural Geology 33 (5): 970-984 (2011)
Deformation and recrystallization mechanisms in actively extruding salt fountain: Microstructural evidence for a switch in deformation mechanisms with increased availability of meteoric water and decreased grain size (Qum Kuh, central Iran). Journal of Structural Geology, 32 (4), 580-594. (2010)
Cryogenic vitrification and 3D serial sectioning using high resolution cryo-FIB SEM technology for brine-filled grain boundaries in halite: first results. Geofluids 8(1), 60-72. (2008)
Solution-precipitation creep and fluid flow in halite: a case study of Zechstein (Z1) rocksalt from Neuhof salt mine (Germany). International Journal of Earth Sciences, 97(5), pp1045-1056. (2008)
Dynamic and static recrystallization-related microstructures in halite samples from the K?odawa salt wall (central Poland) as revealed by gamma-irradiation. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie und Petrologie, 184(1),17-28 (2007)
Deformation and recrystallization mechanisms in mylonitic shear zones in naturally deformed extrusive Eocene-Oligocene rocksalt from Eyvanekey plateau and Garmsar hills (central Iran). Journal of Structural Geology, 29,241-255 (2007)
Limits to the sealing capacity of rocksalt: A case study of the Infra-Cambrian Ara Salt from the South Oman Salt Basin. AAPG Bulletin, 91(11),1541-1557 (2007)
Subsurface seismic record of salt glaciers in an extensional intracontinental setting. Geology, 35(11),963-966 (2007)
Structure of grain boundaries in wet, synthetic polycrystalline, statically recrystallizing halite - evidence from cryo-SEM observations. Geofluids, 6(1),93-104 (2006)
Microstructural evolution of deformation- modified primary Halite from Hengelo, the Netherlands. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 94(5-6),941-956 (2005)
Multiphase salt tectonic evolution in NW Germany: seismic interpretation and retrodefromation. International Journal of Earth Sciences 94(5-6),917-941 (2005)
Deformation mechanisms operating in naturally deformed halite rocks as deduced from microstructural investigations. Geologie en Mijnbouw, 66,165-176 (1987)
Weakening of rock salt by water during long-term creep. Includes photo on cover. Nature, 324(6097),554-557 (1986)
Abstracts
Internal Dynamics of salt structures. Alpine Salt 2011: A workshop on Alpine Evaporites, Salzburg, Austria. 31 March. Invited Talk (2011)
Seismic interpretation of the internal geometry of the Zechstein evaporites - Large scale structures and internal stability. EGU General Assembly. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13, pp. EGU2011-2265. Room 22 / Wed, 06 Apr, 13:30-17:00, / Room 22 / Wed, 06 Apr, 13:30-17:00. (2011)
Distribution of brine in grain boundaries during static recrystallization in wet, synthetic halite: insight from Broad Ion Beam sectioning and SEM observation at cryogenic temperature. EGU General Assembly. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13, pp. EGU2011-1943. Room 28 / Mon, 04 Apr, 14:15-14:30, oral (2011)
Understanding Reservoir Quality in Ara Stringers (South Oman Salt Basin): Diagenetic Relationships in Space and Time. AAPG Geo 2010 Middle East, Bahrain. (2010)
The internal dynamics of salt structures. TSK 13 (Workshop), Frankfurt am Main. (2010)
The internal geometry of the Zechstein - Seismic interpretation of coeval extension and compression. GeoDarmstadt 2010, Darmstadt, Germany, 10-13 October 2010, Hoppe, Röhling, Schütz (eds) Schriftenreihe der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, v (2010)
Internal Dynamics of Salt Structures. GeoDarmstadt 2010, Darmstadt, Germany, 10-13 October 2010, Hoppe, Röhling, Schütz (eds) Schriftenreihe der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, vol. 68, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, 5 (2010)
The 3D geometry of the Zechstein Z3 carbonate/anhydrite member: implications for the study of salt structures and hydro-carbon production agu san francisco 2009. Eos Trans. AGU, San Fransisco, CA, USA, 90 (52) Fall Meet. Suppl., T33C-1931. (2009)
The 3D geometry of the Zechstein Z3 carbonate/anhydrite member: implications for the study of salt structures and hydro-carbon production. AGU 90, Fall Meet. (2009)
The 3D Geometry of the Zechstein Z3 Carbonate/Anhydrite Member: Implications for Salt Dynamics and Hydrocarbon Production. AAPG International Conference & Exhibition, Cape Town, South Africa, October 26-29, 2008. (2008)
Microstructural Evolution and Grain Boundary Structure During Static Recrystallization in Synthetic Polycrystals of Sodium Chloride Containing Saturated Brine. AGU Fall Meeting, San Fransisco, California, 8-12 December 2003, 84 (46), T42A-0284. (2003)

