Evolution of the Mid-Cretaceous Triad

Platform Carbonates, Phosphatic Sediments, and Pelagic Carbonates Along the Northern Tethys Margin
1989
ISBN: 978-3-540-51359-9
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, Band 23, 153 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 296 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences

Paleoceanographic conditions which led to the formation of the "mid"-cretaceous triad along the northern Tethys margin are elucidated. In the first part, the evolution of this sequence is traced from the demise of the platform to the return of the detritus dominated deposition. The second part includes a discussion of the reconstructed paleoceanographic and tectonic variables, their possible interaction as well as their influence on sediment properties.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Föllmi, Karl B.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Historische Geologie, Geochronologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Tektonik, Strukturgeologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Stratigraphie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Distribution and interpretation of mid- and lower upper cretaceous helvetic shelf sediments in Vorarlberg (Western Austria).- Mechanisms controlling the formation of the Barremian-Campanian Vorarlberg helvetic shelf sequence.- Conclusions and summary.