Cycles and events in stratigraphy

Book · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6965902

Einsele, G; Ricken, W; Seilacher, A ^[1]

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1. eds.

This book reviews and discusses the most up-to-date knowledge in the fields of cyclostratigraphy and event stratigraphy. The book contains 48 papers contributed by the most knowledgeable geologists and paleontologists in the fields of cycle and event stratigraphy. It is divided into two parts. Part one is concerned with the structure of individual beds and larger cycles and sequences and discusses; rhythmic stratification, event stratification, diagenetic overprint, cherts and phosphorites, and preservation and biologic destruction of laminated sediments. Part two, on larger cycles and sequences, looks at sequences, hierarchies, causes and environmental expression, and timing and correlation, i.e. the cycles of frequencies from millions of years to thousands of years (Milankovich band). Summaries on spectral analysis are also presented. There are 80 pages of references and a comprehensive index. It is extensively illustrated with line drawings and graphs. Practicing sedimentary geologists without access to a good library or find it hard to keep up with the plethora of journal articles and want a refresher in this area of stratigraphy will find the book particularly useful.

• OSTI ID: 6965902
• Resource Relation: Other Information: From review by Peter M. Roth, Univ. of Utah, in AAPB Bulletin, Vol. 77, No. 9 (Sep 1993)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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