Chapter 5 Continental Sequence Stratigraphy and Continental Carbonates

摘要: Abstract Although originally developed in the marine realm, sequence stratigraphy can be applied to continental settings that include carbonates from soil forming, palustrine, lacustrine, and groundwater environments. Continental provides a basis for correlation of frequent lateral vertical facies changes, framework interpretation deposits, predictive models geometry reservoir architecture. The subaerial unconformity, maximum flooding surface, correlative conformity are three basic surfaces suitable bounding units stratigraphy. Other stratigraphic terminology commonly used work such as systems tracts parasequences sequences, but it may more applicable certain depositional environments mimic some processes, lacustrine settings. extremely useful studies shown by numerous case reviewed this chapter. most boundary delineation mature calcic paleosols/calcic paleosol pedocomplexes palustrine deposits. In settings, so overprinted pedogenesis both types essentially mark same boundary. Nevertheless, paleosols/pedocomplexes calcretes typically associated with regional possess physical properties make them easily identifiable on surface subsurface. Controls formation within varied often interrelated. carbonate-bearing sequences delineate boundaries mainly controlled tectonism climate, eustasy play major role coastal plain Many presented chapter document tectonism, carbonates.