Sequence Stratigraphy and Facies Associations: IAS Special Publication 18

In recent years there has been a virtual explosion of stratigraphic studies utilizing the principles of sequence stratigraphy. Although the concept of time stratigraphy is not new, the packaging of depositional units into systems tracts and sequences is. This new approach has led to the reassessment of areas that in some cases have been the subject of intense geological scrutiny for decades. The fundamental principles upon which sequence stratigraphy is based are applicable at a broad range of temporal and physical scales. This volume arises from several sessions on sequence stratigraphy held at the Thirteenth International Sedimentological Congress, with emphasis on facies associations within a sequence stratigraphic framework. Frontmatter......Page 1 Contents......Page 4 Preface......Page 8 Sequence-stratigraphic Concepts and Principles......Page 11 An overview of sequence-stratigraphic concepts:uses and abuses......Page 12 Modelling passive margin sequence stratigraphy......Page 28 The effects of rate of base-level fluctuation on coastal-plain, shelf and slope depositional systems: an experimental approach......Page 51 High-resolution sequence architecture: a chronostratigraphic model based on equilibrium profile studies......Page 62 Incised valleys in the Pleistocene Tenryugawa and Oigawa coastal-fan systems, central Japan: the concept of the fan-valley interval......Page 76 Deep-sea response to eustatic change and significance of gas hydrates for continental margin stratigraphy......Page 100 Sequence-stratigraphic Methods and Tools......Page 114 Foraminifera indicators of systems tracts and global unconformities......Page 115 The expression and interpretation of marine flooding surfaces and erosional surfaces in core; examples from the Upper Cretaceous Dunvegan Formation, Alberta foreland basin, Canada......Page 130 Sequence stratigraphy in coastal environments: sedimentology and palynofacies of the Miocene in central Tunisia......Page 166 Quaternary Applications of Sequence-stratigraphic Concepts......Page 185 Late Pleistocene shelf-perched lowstand wedges on the Rhone continental shelf......Page 186 Late-Quaternary transgressive and highstand deposits of a deltaic shelf (Rhone delta, France)......Page 200 Seismic stratigraphy of Quaternary stacked progradational sequences in the southwest Japan forearc: an example of fourth-order sequences in an active margin......Page 215 Pre-Quaternary Applications of Sequence-stratigraphic Concepts......Page 235 EUROPE......Page 236 The Devonian-Carboniferous boundary in southern Belgium:biostratigraphic identification criteria of sequence boundaries......Page 237 Namurian (late Carboniferous) depositional systems of the Craven-Askrigg area, northern England: implications for sequence-stratigraphic models......Page 247 Sequence stratigraphy of the Clansayesian (uppermost Aptian) formations in the western Pyrenees (France)......Page 282 Allochthonous deep-water carbonates and relative sea-level changes: the Upper Jurassic-Lowermost Cretaceous of southeast France......Page 294 Sequence stratigraphy of carbonate shelves with an example from the mid-Cretaceous (Urgonian) of southeast France......Page 305 Sedimentary evolution and sequence stratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic in the Central Iberian Chain, northeast Spain......Page 340 Shelf-to-basin Palaeocene palaeogeography and depositional sequences, western Pyrenees, north Spain......Page 366 Sequence stratigraphy of carbonate ramps: systems tracts, models and application to the Muschelkalk carbonate platforms of eastern Spain......Page 393 GREENLAND......Page 412 Cyclic sedimentation in a large wave and storm-dominated anoxic lake; Kap Stewart Formation (Rhaetian-Sinemurian), Jameson Land, East Greenland......Page 413 NORTH AMERICA......Page 443 Origin of an erosion surface in shoreface sandstones of the Kakwa Member (Upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation, Canada): importance for reconstruction of stratal geometry and depositional history......Page 444 Sequence-stratigraphic analysis of Viking Formation lowstand beach deposits at Joarcam Field, Alberta, Canada......Page 461 Limits on late Ordovician eustatic sea-level change from carbonate shelf sequences: an example from Anticosti Island, Quebec......Page 478 The effect of tectonic and eustatic cycles on accommodation and sequence-stratigraphic framework in the Upper Cretaceous foreland basin of southwestern Wyoming......Page 491 The sequence-stratigraphic significance of erosive-based shoreface sequences in the Cretaceous Mesaverde Group of northwestern Colorado......Page 511 Sequence stratigraphy of the onshore Palaeogene, southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA......Page 526 The use. of sequence stratigraphy to gain new insights into stratigraphic relationships in the Upper Cretaceous of the US Gulf Coast......Page 551 AUSTRALIA......Page 566 Seismic stratigraphy and passive-margin evolution of the southern Exmouth Plateau......Page 567 Application of sequence stratigraphy in an intracratonic setting, Amadeus Basin, central Australia......Page 590 Index......Page 617 Plates......Page 629 The Expression And Interpretation Of Marine Flooding Surfaces And Erosional Surfaces In Core; Examples From The Upper Cretaceous Dunvegan Formation, Alberta Foreland Basin, Canada / J.p. Bhattacharya -- Sequence Stratigraphy In Coastal Environments: Sedimentology And Palynofacies Of The Miocene In Central Tunisia / T.j.a. Blondel, G.e. Gorin And R. Jan Du Chene -- Late Pleistocene Shelf-perched Lowstand Wedges On The Rhone Continental Shelf / M. Tesson, G.p. Allen And C. Ravenne -- Late-quaternary Transgressive And Highstand Deposits Of A Deltaic Shelf (rhone Delta, France) / B. Gensous, D. Williamson And M. Tesson -- Seismic Stratigraphy Of Quaternary Stacked Progradational Sequences In The Southwest Japan Forearc: An Example Of Fourth-order Sequences In An Active Margin / Y. Okamura And P. Blum -- The Devonian-carboniferous Boundary In Southern Belgium: Biostratigraphic Identification Criteria Of Sequence Boundaries / M. Van Steenwinkel. Namurian (late Carboniferous) Depositional Systems Of The Craven-askrigg Area, Northern England: Implications For Sequence-stratigraphic Models / O.j. Martinsen -- Sequence Stratigraphy Of The Clansayesian (uppermost Aptian) Formations In The Western Pyrenees (france) / J.l. Lenoble And J. Canerot -- Allochthonous Deep-water Carbonates And Relative Sea-level Changes: The Upper Jurassic-lowermost Cretaceous Of Southeast France / G. Dromart, S. Ferry And F. Atrops -- Sequence Stratigraphy Of Carbonate Shelves With An Example From The Mid-cretaceous (urgonian) Of Southeast France / D. Hunt And M.e. Tucker -- Sedimentary Evolution And Sequence Stratigraphy Of The Upper Jurassic In The Central Iberian Chain, Northeast Spain / M. Aurell And A. Melendez -- Shelf-to-basin Palaeocene Palaeogeography And Depositional Sequences, Western Pyrenees, North Spain / V. Pujalte, S. Robles, A. Robador, J.i. Baceta And X. Orue-etxebarria. Sequence Stratigraphy Of Carbonate Ramps: Systems Tracts, Models And Application To The Muschelkalk Carbonate Platforms Of Eastern Spain / M.e. Tucker, F. Calvet And D. Hunt -- Cyclic Sedimentation In A Large Wave- And Storm-dominated Anoxic Lake; Kap Stewart Formation (rhaetian-sinemurian), Jameson Land, East Greenland / G. Dam And F. Surlyk -- Origin Of An Erosion Surface In Shoreface Sandstones Of The Kakwa Member (upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation, Canada): Importance For Reconstruction Of Stratal Geometry And Depositional History / B.s. Hart And A.g. Plint -- Sequence-stratigraphic Analysis Of Viking Formation Lowstand Beach Deposits At Joarcam Field, Alberta, Canada / H.w. Posamentier And C.j. Chamberlain -- Limits On Late Ordovician Eustatic Sea-level Change From Carbonate Shelf Sequences: An Example From Anticosti Island, Quebec / D.g.f. Long. The Effect Of Tectonic And Eustatic Cycles On Accommodation And Sequence-stratigraphic Framework In The Upper Cretaceous Foreland Basin Of Southwestern Wyoming / W.j. Devlin, K.w. Rudolph, C.a. Shaw And K.d. Ehman -- The Sequence-stratigraphic Significance Of Erosive-based Shoreface Sequences In The Cretaceous-mesaverde Group Of Northwestern Colorado / D.f. Hadley And T. Elliott -- Sequence Stratigraphy Of The Onshore Palaeogene, Southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain, Usa / W.b. Harris, V.a. Zullo And R.a. Laws -- The Use Of Sequence Stratigraphy To Gain New Insights Into Stratigraphic Relationships In The Upper Cretaceous Of The Us Gulf Coast / A.d. Donovan -- Seismic Stratigraphy And Passive-margin Evolution Of The Southern Exmouth Plateau / R. Boyd, P. Williamson And B.u. Haq -- Application Of Sequence Stratigraphy In An Intracratonic Setting, Amadeus Basin, Central Australia / J.f. Lindsay, J.m. Kennard And P.n. Southgate. Edited By Henry W. Posamentier ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.