Tracking centuries of uplift at one of Europe’s largest salt outcrops

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We’re thrilled to share the results of our recent study, now published in Scientific Reports, exploring the dynamics of one of Europe’s largest rock salt outcrops: the Mânzălești salt diapir in the Romanian Carpathians.
We combined radiocarbon dating of vegetal material trapped in paleo-river terraces with PSInSAR (satellite radar) data, and we quantified the relative uplift rates of up to 32.8 mm/year, with present-day movement peaking at 55 mm/year.

Many thanks to all co-authors: Alexandra Tămaș, Irka Hajdas, Gabriela Sava, Valentin Poncos and Delia Teleaga

Key highlights:
• Evidence of rapid diapiric uplift over the last ~720 years
• Integration of UAV photogrammetry, digital modeling, and satellite remote sensing
Read the full article HERE

Published by structuralmg

Geoscience research group focusing on structural interpretation using methods like analogue modelling, fieldwork, remote sensing (UAV based) coupled with creation and interpretation of virtual outcrops. The research group (led by Dr. Dan M. Tamas) is based in the Research Center for Integrated Geological Studies, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania and performs most of the work from the Structural Modelling Laboratory.

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