Sedimentary basin evolution reflects interactions between tectonic deformation, surface processes and salt movement. Pre-existing basement fabrics and fault systems can localize deformation and affect accommodation through successive tectonic phases, from rifting to shortening and inversion. Resolving these inherited controls is critical for distinguishing newly formed structures from reactivated ones and for explaining changes in deformation style and depocentre location through time.
Salt adds a mobile, mechanically weak layer to this evolving system. Tectonic deformation and differential sediment loading can initiate or reactivate salt evacuation, as can changes in subsidence and basin tilting. Salt movement, in turn, can decouple basement and cover deformation, and influence fault growth and folding. These interactions also affect sediment routing and the location of depocentres. Distinguishing the effects of regional tectonics from deformation generated or modified by salt is fundamental to reconstructing basin evolution.
We welcome studies addressing structural inheritance, salt tectonics, or their interaction across a range of tectonic settings, from individual structures to basin and lithospheric scales. Contributions may draw on field observations, seismic and other geophysical investigations, or analogue and numerical modelling. Studies integrating complementary approaches are particularly welcome, as those with implications for geohazards, natural resources, and geological storage.