Ludovic Mrazec (July 17, 1867 in
Craiova – June 9, 1944 in
Bucharest) was a
Romaniangeologist and
member of the Romanian Academy. He introduced the term
diapir that denotes a type of
intrusion in which a more mobile and ductily deformable material is forced into brittle overlying rocks.[1][2] The phenomenon of "diapirism" allows
rock salt to provide an effective trap for hydrocarbon deposits. In this way, Ludovic Mrazec explained the distribution of hydrocarbon accumulations in the
NeogeneCarpathian. Diapirism is commonly used as a basic concept in
geological survey[3][4] as well as in
Planetary science.[5]
^S.R. PATERSON, R. H. VERNON O. T. TOBISCH (1989) "A review of criteria for the identification of magmatic and tectonic foliations in granitoids", Journal of Structural Geology, Vol. 1. No 3, pp. 349-363.
^H.H. Roberts, P. Aharon (1994) "Hydrocarbon-derived carbonate buildups of the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope: A review of submersible investigations" Geo-Marine Letters, 14:135-148
^F. Nimmo, R. T. Pappalardo (2006), "Diapir-induced reorientation of Saturn's moon Enceladus" Nature 441, 614-616.