Much of the Gulf of Mexico is underlain by large thicknesses of salt that formed in a small ocean basin like the red sea,as the north Atlantic spreading began in Mesozoic time.This salt is a good example of ________.

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The description of the thick salt deposits in the Gulf of Mexico suggests that they are hydrogenous sediment, meaning they formed from chemical precipitation from seawater rather than from eroded rocks or organic material. Answer options A and B are incorrect because they refer to sediment types that do not fit with the given description. Answer option D is also incorrect because the salt deposits are not a mixture of terrigenous and biogenous sediment.

Much of the Gulf of Mexico Is Underlain by Large