Sequence stratigraphy of Eocene shelf and slope deposits, San Diego Embayment, California
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· AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA)
OSTI ID:6693667
- Exxon Co., Thousand Oaks, CA (USA)
- Exxon Production Research Co., Houston, TX (USA)
Analysis of Eocene shelf and canyon deposits of the San Diego embayment illustrates the applicability of sequence stratigraphic principles in tectonically active regions. Formations of the La Jolla Group are separated by widely correlatable sequence boundaries produced by sea level fluctuations. Sequence boundaries chronostratigraphically define, in ascending order, the Delmar, Torrey, Ardath, Scripps, and Friars formations of the La Jolla Group, and the base of the overlying Poway Group. Contemporaneous tectonism produced regional subsidence, resulting in gradual innundation of the shelf, and rapid, fault-related subsidence accompanied by deposition of a localized sedimentary wedge in the Ardath. Consequently, the thickness and paleobathymetry of the Ardath wedge exceed that expected from regional subsidence, erosional accommodation, and eustatic rise alone. Due to shelfal subsidence, the Delmar, Torrey, and Ardath form a transgressive succession of marsh/intertidal, subtidal, and submarine canyon deposits bounded by sequence boundaries, expressed as erosional unconformities. Facies successions across these surfaces generally deepen upward, with basinward facies shifts restricted to the updip limit of these depositional systems. Although falling sea level initiates these sequences, subsidence limits exposure of the shelf and accompanying basinward shift of facies to a narrow band along the shoreline. In contrast, overlying units exhibit a regressive stacking pattern indicative of reduced subsidence and/or increased sedimentation. Facies successions across sequence boundaries between these units exhibit a more widespread basinward shift. The stratigraphy of the La Jolla Group illustrates that high-frequency sea level fluctuations produce depositional sequences that are fundamental chronostratigraphic units of basin fill on both active and stable margins.
- OSTI ID:
- 6693667
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-900605--
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA) Journal Volume: 74:5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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