Silurian sequence stratigraphy in the North American craton, Great Lakes area
Paleozoic sequence stratigraphy: views from the North American craton
By: R.H. Shaver
Edited by: Witzke B.J.
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Abstract
A notable circumstance of late Early through Late Silurian sedimentation on the Great Lakes area craton is that at least two and possibly three cycles of third-order duration (if eustatically considered) are recognized in basin and shallow-platform settings alike. Both virtually pure and siliciclastic-rich carbonate rocks exist in parts of platform-situated sections in contrast to siliciclastic-rich to evaporite-dominated basin sections. Knowledge of the reef history, together with evidence of incidental periodic incursions of siliciclastic sediments, permitted understanding of a regional event or sequence stratigraphy more than 15 years ago before conventional biostratigraphic and physical stratigraphic evidence became adequate to corroborate. This midwestern US and Ontario Silurian record has become strategic for testing different schools of thought that champion either tectonism or eustasy to explain cyclical sequences.
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Shaver, R., 1996, Silurian sequence stratigraphy in the North American craton, Great Lakes area: Paleozoic sequence stratigraphy: views from the North American craton, p. 193-202.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Silurian sequence stratigraphy in the North American craton, Great Lakes area |
| Series title | Paleozoic sequence stratigraphy: views from the North American craton |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America; Special Paper |
| Publisher location | 306 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Paleozoic sequence stratigraphy: views from the North American craton |
| First page | 193 |
| Last page | 202 |