Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins (PDF)

Investigating the complex interplay between tectonics and
sedimentation is a key endeavor in modern earth science. Many of
the world's leading researchers in this field have been brought
together in this volume to provide concise overviews of the current
state of the subject.

The plate tectonic revolution of the 1960's provided the
framework for detailed models on the structure of orogens and
basins, summarized in a 1995 textbook edited by Busby and
Ingersoll. Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins: Recent
Advances focuses on key topics or areas where the greatest
strides forward have been made, while also providing on-line access
to the comprehensive 1995 book.

Breakthroughs in new techniques are described in Section
1, including detrital zircon geochronology, cosmogenic nuclide
dating, magnetostratigraphy, 3-D seismic, and basin modelling.
Section 2 presents the new models for rift, post-rift,
transtensional and strike slip basin settings. Section 3
addresses the latest ideas in convergent margin tectonics,
including the sedimentary record of subduction intiation and
subduction, flat-slab subduction, and arc-continent collision; it
then moves inboard to forearc basins and intra-arc basins, and ends
with a series of papers formed under compessional strain regimes,
as well as post-orogenic intramontane basins. Section 4
examines the origin of plate interior basins, and the sedimentary
record of supercontinent formation.

This book is required reading for any advanced student or
professional interested in sedimentology, plate tectonics, or
petroleum geoscience.

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