Holocene marine terraces on two salt diapirs in the Persian Gulf, Iran: age, depositional history and uplift rates

Abstract

Slightly inclined Holocene marine terraces cover parts of two circular salt diapirs (Hormoz and Namakdan) in the Persian Gulf. Their relative altitude above recent sea level results from a combination of general marine transgression/regression affecting

Keywords

• salt diapir
• uplift rate
• marine terrace
• radiocarbon age
• Persian Gulf