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The Geology of Stratigraphic Sequences

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Andrew D. Miall

    1. Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Review of Current Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-13

    3. Methods for Studying Sequence Stratigraphy

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      Pages 15-48

    4. The Four Basic Types of Stratigraphic Cycle

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      Pages 49-56

    5. The Basic Sequence Model

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      Pages 57-69

    6. The Global Cycle Chart

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      Pages 71-75

  3. The Stratigraphic Framework

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-78
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    2. Cycles with Episodicities of Tens to Hundreds of Millions of Years

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      Pages 79-98

    3. Cycles with Million-Year Episodicities

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      Pages 99-138

    4. Cycles with Episodicities of Less Than One Million Years

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      Pages 139-182

  4. Mechanisms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-184
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    2. Long-Term Eustasy and Epeirogeny

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      Pages 185-199

    3. Milankovitch Processes

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      Pages 201-223

    4. Tectonic Mechanisms

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      Pages 225-270

  5. Chronostratigraphy and Correlation: Why the Global Cycle Chart Should Be Abandoned

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-272
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    2. Time in Sequence Stratigraphy

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      Pages 273-279

    3. Correlation, and the Potential for Error

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      Pages 281-307

    4. Sea-Level Curves Compared

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      Pages 309-321

  6. Approaches to a Modern Sequence-Stratigraphic Framework

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 323-324
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About this book

Sequence stratigraphy represents a new paradigm in geology. The principal hypothesis is that stratigraphie successions may be subdivided into discrete sequences bounded by widespread unconformities. There are two parts to this hypothesis. First, it suggests that the driving forces which generate sequences and their bounding unconformities also generate predietable three-dimensional stratigraphies. In re cent years stratigraphie research guided by sequence models has brought about fundamental im­ provements in our understanding of stratigraphie processes and the controls of basin architecture. Sequence models have provided a powerful framework for mapping and numerieal modeling, enabling the science of stratigraphy to advance with rapid strides. This research has demonstrated the importance of a wide range of processes for the generation of cyclie sequences, including eustasy, tectonics, and orbital forcing of climate change. The main objective of this book is to document the sequence record and to discuss our current state of knowledge about sequence-generating processes.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Andrew D. Miall

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Geology of Stratigraphic Sequences

  • Authors: Andrew D. Miall

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03380-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03380-7Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 435

  • Number of Illustrations: 354 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sedimentology, Geology

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