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To: taildragger

This is still in sedimentary rock, formed from material laid down from the surface. Not all sedimentary basins go as deep as the Gulf of Mexico.

Figure 6 line from above map.

Source: Chapter 15 Depositional Evolution of the Gulf of Mexico Sedimentary Basin
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874599708000154

10 posted on 03/25/2013 10:14:42 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)

To: thackney

So is abiotic oil hokum?

11 posted on 03/25/2013 10:17:13 AM PDT by taildragger (( Tighten the 5 point harness and brace for Impact Freepers, ya know it's coming..... ))

To: thackney

Cool graphic..........

37 posted on 03/25/2013 11:44:19 AM PDT by Osage Orange (Life is a bitch. If it was easy, we would call it a slut)

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