10.3 BASIN EVOLUTION, METALLOGENY, AND THE PETROLEUM SYSTEM
497
t ._-~_=.
m
w
ARABIA
AFRICA
~p,t.
,
INDIAN
OCEAN
I,OOO km
,,
!
~Platea u basalts
Nubion shield
Red Sea
Arabian shield
,'
,' .......... 'i.../
~
Sediments
I
New volcanic
oceanic crust
L
30 km I
I00 km
Fig. 10.22. (Upper) Map showing the extent of the East African rift valley basins and their continuation into
the Red Sea. (Lower) Cross-section of the Red Sea showing the coastal sedimentary basins and the axial rift
where volcanic activity forms new oceanic crust. (From Lowell and Genik, 1972. American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, AAPG 9 1972, reprinted by permission of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists whose permission is required for further use.)
tary response, and the migration of basin fluids and their effects on petroleum migration and metallogeny.
An integral part of basin analysis includes consideration of the petroleum system.
The petroleum system integrates the sedimentary and structural history of a basin with
497
t ._-~_=.
m
w
ARABIA
AFRICA
~p,t.
,
INDIAN
OCEAN
I,OOO km
,,
!
~Platea u basalts
Nubion shield
Red Sea
Arabian shield
,'
,' .......... 'i.../
~
Sediments
I
New volcanic
oceanic crust
L
30 km I
I00 km
Fig. 10.22. (Upper) Map showing the extent of the East African rift valley basins and their continuation into
the Red Sea. (Lower) Cross-section of the Red Sea showing the coastal sedimentary basins and the axial rift
where volcanic activity forms new oceanic crust. (From Lowell and Genik, 1972. American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, AAPG 9 1972, reprinted by permission of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists whose permission is required for further use.)
tary response, and the migration of basin fluids and their effects on petroleum migration and metallogeny.
An integral part of basin analysis includes consideration of the petroleum system.
The petroleum system integrates the sedimentary and structural history of a basin with