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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.

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Author:   Andrew D. Miall
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2nd 1997 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.080kg
ISBN:  

9783540593485

ISBN 10:   3540593489
Pages:   449
Publication Date:   18 October 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of 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.

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