Tectonic and Eustatic Controls on Sedimentary Cycles |
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| Editor:
| Dennison, John M.
Ettensohn, Frank R. |
| Series title: | Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56576-227-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1994 |
| Publisher: | SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
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| Book Format: | Digital online |
| List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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The collected volume begins with a brief perspective by one of the conveners, followed by articles in order of increasing stratigraphic age. Eustatic sea-level changes and tectonic warpings of basins are competing mechanisms for explaining many stratigraphic patterns. The model for sea-level changes should be developed first for a basin, since it is allocyclic and leads to a series of time bands in the strata. The residual effects should then be modeled for tectonic patterns affecting...
More DescriptionThe collected volume begins with a brief perspective by one of the conveners, followed by articles in order of increasing stratigraphic age. Eustatic sea-level changes and tectonic warpings of basins are competing mechanisms for explaining many stratigraphic patterns. The model for sea-level changes should be developed first for a basin, since it is allocyclic and leads to a series of time bands in the strata. The residual effects should then be modeled for tectonic patterns affecting the depositional processes. Doing the reverse limits time constraints on the tectonic warping models and will blur the resolution of detailed time surfaces in the strata. Case histories of situations with both tectonic warping and time surfaces marked by sea-level events will lead to improved interpretations of earth history.