THE PROTO-RIFT LATE OLIGOCENE?-LOWER MIOCENE SEDIMENTS IN THE INITIATION GRABENS EXHIBIT MIXED SILICICLASTIC, CARBOATE AND EVAPORITE TRANSITIONS. DISTRIBUTION AND RAPID LATERAL AND VERTICAL FACIES CHANGES EXHIBITED BY THESE SEDIMENTS LED TO RECOGNITION OF THREE MODES OF DEPOSITION: (I) CONTINENTAL (LACUSTRINE AND ALLUVIAL FANS) SEDIMENTS (MODE 1), (II) CONTINENTAL (TALUS, CHANNELS AND ALLUVIAL FANS) AND RESTRICTED MARINE (EVAPORITE) SEDIMENTS (MODE 2) ...
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