Simplified cross-section showing a slice through the geologic layers under the Gulf of Mexico

Simplified cross-section showing a slice through the geologic layers under the Gulf of Mexico. The layers shown in this view are about 600 km wide and 15 km thick, so compared to the real dimensions of these units the diagram is stretched vertically about 13-fold to show detail. The salt domes are also shown wider than they really are.

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