Recent Advances in Lower Carboniferous Geology (Geological Society Special Publication No. 107)

Rocks of Lower Carboniferous age are widely developed across Europe. Apart from their instrinsic geological interest, they are hosts to major Zn-Pb-Cu-Ba deposits in Ireland and Au-FeS2 deposits in the Iberian Pyrite Belt. Further, the Upper Palaeozoic rocks of Europe are increasingly becoming the target of oil and gas exploration. The wealth of data on Lower Carboniferous rocks,while not guaranteeing success, will be an invaluable tool for exploration, This book brings together in one volume advances over the last decade in several specialist subdisciplines of geology. It contains papers on carbonate and clastic sedimentology, palaeontology, palaeoecology, stratigraphy and biostratigraphy. Also available: An Atlas of Carboniferous Basin Evolution in Northern England - ISBN 1862391351 Permo-carboniferous Magmatism And Rifting in Europe (Geological Society Special Publication) - ISBN 1862391521 The Geological Society of LondonFounded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences.The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work.The many areas in which we publish in include:-Petroleum geology-Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics-Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology-Volcanology, magmatic studies and geochemistry-Remote sensing-History of geology-Regional geology guides

why An Atlas Of The Carboniferous In Northern England? There Can Hardly Be A More Researched System In The Whole Of The British Isles, Given Its Widespread Distribution At Outcrop And Annual Appearances In Numerous Phd Theses (including Those Of The Authors). But Perhaps All We Really Know About The Carboniferous Is No More Than Skimming The Surface. In This Atlas, Using Modern Multifold Seismic And Borehole Data Collected By The Oil Industry In Its Search For Petroleum Accumulations, We Can Start To Look Beyond The Surface Exposures And Gain Some New Insights Into The Structure And Stratigraphy Of The Subsurface (and Surface) Carboniferous.

the Unique Appeal Of This Atlas Of Seismic Sections Is That It Is Based On Data From Onshore Uk. Although These Lines Were Originally Shot As Small Segments Targeting Individual Prospects And Trends, They Have Been Spliced Together To Produce A Series Of Basin-scale Regional Lines Which Should Be Of Value To Academic Researchers And Industry Alike. With This Atlas, We Can Walk The Seismic Lines At Outcrop And In Many Cases Compare Exposure To Both The Seismic Data And Associated Palaeofacies Maps.

widespread Extension Occurred Within The Variscan Orogen And Its Northern Foreland During Late Carboniferous To Early Permian Times. This Was Associated With Magmatism And With A Fundamental Change, At The Westphalian-stephanian Boundary, In The Regional Stress Field, Coincident With The Termination Of Orogenic Activity And Onset Of Dextral Translation Between North Africa And Europe. Rifting Propagated Across Basement Terranes With Different Ages And Thermal Histories. Most Of The Rift Basins Developed On Relatively Thin Lithosphere; However, The Highly Magmatic Oslo Graben Initiated Within The Edge Of A Craton. Early Stephanian Regional Uplift Is Contemporaneous With The Onset Of Magmatism, Inviting Speculation That It Might Have Been Induced By A Thermal Anomaly Within The Upper Mantle. The Contributions To This Volume Suggest That The Geodynamic Setting In Which Magmatism Occurred Was Complex, Involving Wrench Tectonics, Slab Detachment, And Delamination Or Thermal Erosion Of The Base Of The Lithosphere.

Cover......Page 1 Front matter......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 1......Page 11 23......Page 32 35......Page 43 51......Page 58 65......Page 71 83......Page 89 97......Page 102 111......Page 116 127......Page 132 145......Page 150 153......Page 158 163......Page 168 183......Page 188 207......Page 212 221......Page 225 239......Page 242 253......Page 255 263......Page 265 281......Page 282 315......Page 303 331......Page 318 303......Page 331 345......Page 343 359......Page 356 365......Page 362 371......Page 367 387......Page 382 417......Page 411 427......Page 420 437......Page 430 Index......Page 442 Back......Page 457 Mineralization, Hydrocarbons And Diagenesis -- Carbonate Buildups And Waulsortian Mud-mounds -- Siliclastic Rocks -- Carbonate Platforms And Ramps -- Basinal Facies -- Faunas, Floras And Biostratigraphy. Edited By Peter Strogen, Ian D. Somerville & Gareth Ll. Jones. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.