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1984 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Drift Supersequence

verfasst von : K. O. Emery, Elazar Uchupi

Erschienen in: The Geology of the Atlantic Ocean

Verlag: Springer New York

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This chapter is intended as a concentration of base data on stratigraphy, petrography, and fossil content of drift (post-rift) sediments in the Atlantic region. Some regional generalizations about the role of tectonic and other geological processes are drawn; broader generalizations are summarized in the chapter on Evolution of the Ocean Floor. Before details are discussed, a general description of the drift supersequence is needed. This includes differences from sediments of the earlier synrift supersequence, separation of the two super sequences by a broad unconformity, and the control over drift sedimentation exerted by continental-margin subsidence, sea-level changes, and climate changes.

Metadaten
Titel
Drift Supersequence
verfasst von
K. O. Emery
Elazar Uchupi
Copyright-Jahr
1984
Verlag
Springer New York
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5278-8_5