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Episode: May 11, 2025 – Mike Hudec on Salt Tectonics

In the most recent episode of the thought-provoking podcast Geology Bites, Mike Hudec offers valuable insight into the realm of salt tectonics, discussing how salt deposits play a pivotal role in shaping the Earth’s crust. He explains the formation of geological structures such as salt domes and diapirs, which occur in regions around the world—from the Gulf of Mexico to the mountains of Iran—as a direct result of salt’s softness and low density. Hudec also explores how these structures can manipulate and influence the surrounding geology, particularly in compressive environments, and how they contribute significantly to the formation of oil and gas reservoirs.

Mike is a research professor at the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin.

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