Spring sapping on the lower continental slope, offshore New Jersey
Geology
By: James M. Robb
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Abstract
Undersea discharge of ground water during periods of lower sea level may have eroded valleys on part of the lower continental slope, offshore New Jersey. Steep-headed basins, cliffed and terraced walls, and irregular courses of these valleys may have been produced by sapping of exposed near-horizontal Tertiary strata. Joints in Eocene calcareous rocks would have localized ground-water movement. Some karstlike features of the submarine topography and the outcrops suggest that solution of the calcareous rocks also took place.
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Robb, J.M., 1984, Spring sapping on the lower continental slope, offshore New Jersey: Geology, v. 12, no. 5, p. 278-282, https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<278:SSOTLC>2.0.CO;2.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Spring sapping on the lower continental slope, offshore New Jersey |
| Series title | Geology |
| DOI | 10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<278:SSOTLC>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 278 |
| Last page | 282 |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |