Late cretaceous strata that crop out in the book cliffs, eastern utah have long been. Two contrasting sequence stratigraphic correlations, cjt to thompson. Together with his experience from spdc shell nigeria, simon effectively demonstrated both theoretical and applied aspects at all levels in a clear, concise and thoughtful manner. Formation in the book cliffs of eastern colorado and western utah, in. Location of the book cliffs at the utahcolorado border. Book cliffs geological field trip guidebook, 164 p. A good appreciation of the nature of reservoir and nonreservoir rocks in the subsurface is of fundamental importance to sound ep decision making. Correlation panels illustrating stratal architecture through a the book cliffs. Highresolution correlation between the book cliffs. Pdf on jan 1, 2007, brian j willis and others published stratigraphic variations within the sego sandstone, book cliffs, central utah find, read and cite all. Part 1 proterozoic to recent stratigraphy, tectonics and volcanology. Reevaluating the sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of. In the 1980s, exxon scientists used the cretaceous strata of the book cliffs to develop the science of sequence stratigraphy. Locations of bentonite samples, inoceramids, and ammonites used to constrain the stratigraphy of the book cliffs, the.
Using classic outcrops to revise sequence stratigraphic. High resolution correlation of the upper cretaceous stratigraphy between the book cliffs and the western henry mountains syncline, utah, u. No evidence for sea level fall in the cretaceous strata of the book. The book cliffs, utah have become the premier locality globally for field teaching of sequence stratigraphy. A location of study area in relation to utah state boundaries. Geological survey openfile report 20121260, 1 sheet. A core component of the sequence stratigraphic model is the implicit. The utah geological survey ugs is a division of the utah department of natural resources.
Stratigraphic variations within the sego sandstone, book cliffs. The book cliffs have preserved excellent strata of the foreland basin of the ancient western interior seaway that stretched north from the gulf of mexico to the yukon in the cretaceous time. Free web tutorials sequence stratigraphy, tutorials carbonate petrology. Upper cretaceous strata, book cliffs, utah, usa journal of the. Journal of sedimentary research tectonic control on coarsegrained forelandbasin sequences. Journal home lyell collection home geological society home. Upper cretaceous strata exposed in the book cliffs of eastcentral utah are widely used as an archetype for the sequence stratigraphy of marginalmarine and shallowmarine deposits. High resolution correlation of the upper cretaceous stratigraphy. Continuous, wellexposed and easilyaccessible outcrops make it possible to analyze facies relationships of stratigraphic sequences in great detail, both in terms of lateral variation systems tracts and vertical stacking. Ferron sandstone stratigraphy utah geological survey.
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