Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy of Reefs and Carbonate Platforms

The “Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy of Reefs and Carbonate Platforms” book introduces carbonate platforms and reefs, outlining their sedimentological and stratigraphic characteristics. It explains how factors like climate, oceanography, and tectonics influence carbonate depositional environments. The text describes common platform types from ramps to rimmed shelves and their diagnostic facies.

Next, the book analyzes distinctive shallow marine carbonates such as reefs. It employs depositional models to illustrate the evolution of reefs through stages like initiation, growth, and demise. Sequence stratigraphy aids in the study of cycles involving reef expansion and drowning. The book also addresses reef architectural elements and their composition over time. Furthermore, it covers the sequence development of carbonate platforms, using models to demonstrate how sea-level fluctuations systematically create stratal packages bounded by sequence boundaries. The book illustrates key surfaces such as onlap, downlap, and toplap. It also discusses the influence of tectonics and structural evolution on sequence architecture.

The book actively examines distinctive shallow marine carbonates such as reefs. It employs depositional models to vividly illustrate the evolution of reefs through stages like initiation, growth, and demise. In the process, it delves into the utilization of sequence stratigraphy to investigate cycles involving reef expansion and drowning. The book also addresses reef architectural elements and the changes in their composition over time. Furthermore, it actively covers the sequence development of carbonate platforms, utilizing models to demonstrate how sea-level fluctuations systematically create stratal packages, all while being bounded by sequence boundaries. It actively illustrates key surfaces such as onlap, downlap, and toplap. Lastly, it actively discusses the influence of tectonics and structural evolution on sequence architecture.

In summary, the “Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy of Reefs and Carbonate Platforms”  book provides integrated coverage of carbonate sedimentology, reef ecology, and sequence stratigraphy. Numerous examples enable recognition of carbonate facies and sequences in subsurface data for exploration and reservoir characterization.

Contents

• PRINCIPLES OF CARBONATE SEDIEMNTATION
• THE STANDARD FACIES BELTS
• RHYTHMS AND EVENTS IN CARBONATE DEPOSITION
• SEQUENCES AND SYSTEMS TRACTSA SEDIMENTOLOGIC VIEW
• CARBONATES VERSUS SILICICLASTICS IN SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY
• ALTERNATIVES TO EUSTASY IN SEQUENCE CONTROL
• CONCLUSIONS