Title
Three generations of mud volcanoes on the Louisiana continental slope
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-1994
Abstract
Three mud volcanoes were identified in a small area of the upper continental slope of the Gulf of Mexico. One is actively accreting by small, intermittent eruptions of gas and fluid mud. Eruptions occur from a pool of gas- and oil-saturated muds that upwell and spill over the central crater edge and down the flanks of the coneshaped buildup. A second structure, a possible sand volcano, is in the last stages of activity, with only slight evidence of gas-saturated sediments. The third structure is a dormant mud volcano with furrowed sides and scattered authigenic carbonate plates and rubble but no venting of gas or fluids. © 1994 Springer-Verlag.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Geo-Marine Letters
First Page
120
Last Page
125
Recommended Citation
Neurauter, T., & Roberts, H. (1994). Three generations of mud volcanoes on the Louisiana continental slope. Geo-Marine Letters, 14 (2-3), 120-125. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01203723
