The Geology of Stratigraphic Sequences (Hardback | 235 x 155) - Andrew D. Miall - Special Order (non-refundable) 2-3 weeks despatch

ISBN: 3540593489
ISBN13: 9783540593485
Stock status: Available to order, firm sale only - not returnable
Published: Oct 1996
Format: Hardback | 235 x 155
Pages: 449

This book provides a unique survey of the worldwide database of sequence stratigraphy, reviews the methods for describing sequences and assessing causes of sequence generation, and provides an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms of sequence development. The book reviews the present status of global cycle correlation and the hypothesis of global eustacy, and examines the applications of sequence stratigraphy to studies in practical petroleum geology. Students, lecturers, researchers, and practitioners are provided with a critical, but balanced, appraisal of modern concepts in this rapidly developing and controversial area. Ideas and concepts originating from a wide range of individuals and schools of thought are discussed and evaluated. A very extensive bibliography is included.


Contents:

Review of Current Concepts.- Methods for Studying Sequence Stratigraphy.- The Four Basic Types of Stratigraphic Cycle.- The Basic Sequence Model.- The Global Cycle Chart.- The Stratigraphic Framework.- Cycles with Episodicities of Tens to Hundreds of Million of Years.- Cycles with Million-Year Episodicities.- Cycles with Episodicities of Less Than One Million Years.- Mechanisms.- Long-Term Eustasy and Epeirogeny.- Milankovitch Processes.- Tectonic Mechanisms.- Chronostratigraphy and Correlation: Why the Global Cycle Chart Should Be Abandoned.- Time in Sequence Stratigraphy.- Correlation, and the Potential for Error.- Sea-Level Curves Compared.- Approaches to a Modern Sequence-Stratigraphic Framework.- Elaboration of the Basic Sequence Model.- Numerical and Graphical Modeling of Sequences.- Discussion and Conclusions.- Implications for Petroleum Geology.- Conclusions and Recommendations.- References.- Author Index.- Subject Index.


Brief Description:

This book provides an independent and critical assessment of sequence stratigraphy, an important and growing area of sedimentological and stratigraphic science. It contains numerous illustrations and an extensive bibliography.