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What geological features can be found in the Sabratah Basin in Libya?
What geological features can be found in the Sabratah Basin in Libya?
Salt domes, swells, and walls due to diapiric features in the late Triassic-early and middle Jurassic evaporates
How is the Misratah Basin in Libya characterized?
How is the Misratah Basin in Libya characterized?
It is an asymmetric half graben that links the Sabratah Basin to the Sirt Embayment, formed during the Miocene rifting episode.
What led to the collapse of the Sirt Arch in Libya?
What led to the collapse of the Sirt Arch in Libya?
The detachment of the Apulian plate in the early Cretaceous introduced great instability along the north African plate margin, leading to crustal stretching.
Which offshore platforms have most of the wells been drilled on in the Sirt Embayment area?
Which offshore platforms have most of the wells been drilled on in the Sirt Embayment area?
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What tectonic events have shaped the structure of Libya?
What tectonic events have shaped the structure of Libya?
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Which provinces provide data to reconstruct the Palaeozoic tectonic history of Libya?
Which provinces provide data to reconstruct the Palaeozoic tectonic history of Libya?
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Which three broad zones can the offshore area of Libya be divided into?
Which three broad zones can the offshore area of Libya be divided into?
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During which geological period did the continental rifting occur in the Sabratah Basin?
During which geological period did the continental rifting occur in the Sabratah Basin?
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What phase did the rift phase in the Sabratah Basin develop into during the mid Jurassic period?
What phase did the rift phase in the Sabratah Basin develop into during the mid Jurassic period?
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Which orogeny produced intense rifting in the Pelagian and Ionian Seas?
Which orogeny produced intense rifting in the Pelagian and Ionian Seas?
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What tectonic elements make up the Pelagian Block in the western offshore region of Libya?
What tectonic elements make up the Pelagian Block in the western offshore region of Libya?
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What type of basin is the Sabratah Basin within the offshore area of Libya?
What type of basin is the Sabratah Basin within the offshore area of Libya?
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