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Figure 4.

(A)–(C) Cross section, thickness map, and elevation map of a representative interval of Stage 1. B indicates location of salt-cored high, X location of minibasin, and M location of sedimentary pathway. The proximal minibasin to the west is completely infilled by this time; minibasin X is underfilled but stratigraphic bedding is predominantly dipping toward the east, indicating sediment supply from west to east if the cross section is taken as the only reference point for the interpretation. (D)–(E) Cross section, thickness map, and elevation map of representative interval of Stage 2. Minibasin X continues to be underfilled, but there is a change on the dip of stratigraphic beds toward the west, suggesting sediment supply from east to west if the cross section is taken as the only reference point for the interpretation. The thickness and elevation maps illustrate how sediment pathways (M) navigate salt-cored highs (B) to infill the northern portions of minibasin X from the north-northwest during Stage 1 and from the northeast during Stage 2.

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