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The Geology of Stratigraphic Sequences

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Authors:
  1. Andrew D. Miall

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

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  • Situates sequences within the broader context of geological processes so that geoscientists are better equipped to extract the maximum information from the record of sequences in a given basin or region

  • Essential reading for professional geologists involved in coal, gas and petroleum geology as well as hydrology

  • Stresses a deductive approach to geology placing the evidence before the model, making this a must read for all students of geology

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. The Emergence of Modern Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Historical and Methodological Background

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      Pages 3-45

    3. The Basic Sequence Model

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      Pages 47-76

    4. Other Methods for the Stratigraphic Analysis of Cycles of Base-Level Change

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      Pages 77-99

  3. The Stratigraphic Framework

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-102
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    2. The Major Types of Stratigraphic Cycle

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      Pages 103-118

    3. Cycles with Episodicities of Tens to Hundreds of Millions of Years

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      Pages 119-142

    4. Cycles with Million-Year Episodicities

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      Pages 143-178

    5. Cycles with Episodicities of Less than One Million Years

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      Pages 179-236

  4. Mechanisms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-238
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    2. Summary of Sequence-Generating Mechanisms

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      Pages 239-243

    3. Long-Term Eustasy and Epeirogeny

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      Pages 245-260

    4. Tectonic Mechanisms

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      Pages 261-326

    5. Orbital Forcing

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      Pages 327-353

  5. Chronostratigraphy and Correlation: An Assessment of the Current Status of “Global Eustasy”

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      Pages 355-356
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    2. The Concept of the Global Cycle Chart

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      Pages 357-379

    3. Time in Sequence Stratigraphy

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      Pages 381-389

    4. Chronostratigraphy, Correlation, and Modern Tests for Global Eustasy

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      Pages 391-459

    5. Future Directions

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      Pages 461-465
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About this book

It has been more than a decade since the appearance of the First Edition of this book. Much progress has been made, but some controversies remain. The original ideas of Sloss and of Vail (building on the early work of Blackwelder, Grabau, Ulrich, Levorsen and others) that the stratigraphic record could be subdivided into sequences, and that these sequences store essential information about basin-forming and subsidence processes, remains as powerful an idea as when it was first formulated. The definition and mapping of sequences has become a standard part of the basin analysis process. The main purpose of this book remains the same as it was for the first edition, that is, to situate sequences within the broader context of geological processes, and to answer the question: why do sequences form? Geoscientists might thereby be better equipped to extract the maximum information from the record of sequences in a given basin or region. Tectonic, climatic and other mechanisms are the generating mechanisms for sequences ranging over a wide range of times scales, from hundreds of millions of years to the high-frequency sequences formed by cyclic processes lasting a few tens of thousands of years

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

“In this new edition … Miall (Univ. of Toronto) examines in detail the results of Vail and his followers, showing where he agrees with those results and where he feels that the Vail/Exxon model has gone too far in extrapolating from these results. … A must-read book for those actively involved in stratigraphy. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students and above.” (C. W. Dimmick, Choice, Vol. 48 (5), January, 2011)

“The considerably expanded and updated second edition of this book is subdivided into four parts … . These four parts contain 15 chapters altogether. … the book is a most welcome update and overview of the rapidly developing field of sequence stratigraphy. All students and professional geologists working in basin analysis will certainly like to have it available in their private libraries. Considering the relatively low price, I can therefore wholeheartedly recommend it.” (T. J. A. Reijers, The Sedimentary Record, January, 2011)

“Ein hervorragendes Werk zur Einführung in und zur Übersicht zu diesem hochaktuellen Lehrgebiet. Arbeitsmethodiken sind dezidiert erläutert, die wichtigsten Typen von Zyklizitäten ausführlich dargestellt und Bildungsparameter diskutiert. Für Stratigraphen und Sedimentologen sowie weitere interessierte Geowissenschaftler ein explizit empfehlenswertes Buch!”
Besonders hervozuheben: “Hervorhebenswert sind die vielen Verknüfungen [sic] von Erscheinungen und deren Ursachen sowie die disziplinär weit übergreifenden methodischen Ansätze.” (Prof. Dr. Olaf Elicki, Geological Institute, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. 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/10.1007/978-3-642-05027-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05026-8Published: 20 April 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42306-2Published: 31 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-05027-5Published: 09 June 2010

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 522

  • Topics: Sedimentology, Geology

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