The desert and castlegate sandstones, 2001 pages iiii, 181. Sequence stratigraphy and marine to nonmarine facies architecture of foreland basin strata, book cliffs, utah, u. Designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in sequence stratigraphy. Stratigraphy and sedimentation of the book cliffs, utah cole 1989 field trip guidebooks. The upper cretaceous sego sandstone member of the mesaverde group has been extensively studied in the book cliffs area of utah and colorado, and has been the focus of stratigraphic reconstruction aimed at developing an understanding of the evolution of the western cretaceous interior seaway. An outcropbased dataset has been used in preference to well data though well data have been incorporated into the study section. One powerful method for studying sealevel change in the past is sequence stratigraphy. The book cliffs are an enormous area that spans two states. Stratigraphic variations within the sego sandstone, book cliffs, central utah article pdf available january 2007 with 5 reads how we measure reads. Using sequence stratigraphic tools to find and develop prospects at both local and basin. Carbonate cementation potentially has significant impact upon reservoir quality. Sequence stratigraphy of the upper cretaceous sego sandstone.
Price river basin book cliffs carbon county utah paleogeography mesozoic castlegate sandstone upper cretaceous utah clastic rocks united states sedimentary rocks sandstone cretaceous you do not currently have access to this article. It could be argued that in some respects stratigraphy is the most important component of the science of geology. Note that data on this page contains information that has been partly revised from bibliographic resources available via the national geologic map database geolex. Extensive carbonate cementation of fluvial sandstones. Upper cretaceous strata exposed in the book cliffs of eastcentral utah are widely used as an. Recent publications since 1995 refereed journal articles miall, a. Dolomite cement bodies up to 250 m in size abundant in distal fluvial strata. This unique textbook describes how past changes in sealevel can be detected through an analysis of the sedimentary record. Book cliffs, utah, usa highfrequency stratigraphic sequences that. Pdf the book cliffs of eastern utah and western colorado have been pivotal in the development of outcropbased sequence stratigraphic concepts for.
Correlate the parasequence s and make a regional sequence stratigraphic interpretation of facies geometries between. Utah stratigraphic columns overview page these stratigraphic columns are dynamically created on the fly from information stored in a database. This video is a virtual field trip to one of the classic locations in the world book cliffs, utah, usa where the sequence stratigraphy method was developed and tested. The book cliffs form a large continuous escarpment 250 km that is aligned wnwese, oblique to regional depositional dip figs 2 and 3a. Sequence, parasequence, and intraparasequence architecture. Regional highresolution correlations of the campanian desert member of the blackhawk formation to the lower castlegate sandstone interval, book cliffs, utahcolorado, show no evidence for a single, throughgoing unconformity separating the amalgamated channel sandstones of the castlegate from the underlying blackhawk formation coastalplain deposits. Field data from the upper cretaceous blackhawk formation in the book clitfs utahcolorado demonstrate the presence of laterally extensive carbonate cements beneath major marine flooding surfaces. The sequencestratigraphic approach to basin analysis became widely used after peter vail and his exxon colleagues demonstrated that sequences could be defined and correlated by the use of reflectionseismic data. Tectonic control of nested sequence architecture in the. Pdf sedimentology and reservoir properties of tabular. Jan 03, 20 the book cliffs are one of the most recognizable landforms in western colorado and eastern utah.
The book cliffs are one of the most recognizable landforms in western colorado and eastern utah. 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. Synthetic seismic modelling of a largescale geological. 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. Use of spectral gammaray data to refine subsurface. The book cliffs region is often cited as an analog for subsurface exploration, particularly in foreland basins, and sequence stratigraphy has become one of the leading methods for correlating and mapping depositional packages, leading to significant discoveries of petroleum in fields that had been abandoned, as well as new discoveries. Stratigraphy and sedimentation of the book cliffs, utah cole 1989 field trip guidebooks wiley online library. Beginning near helper, utah, and joined at green river, utah, by a second escarpment, the roan cliffs, the 2,000foot 610metre tall mountain wall, winds a 250mile 400km course along the tavaputs and roan. The book cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs in western colorado and eastern utah, in the western united states. Article pdf available in journal of sedimentary research 855. Geometrical kinematic and sandbox analog modeling place constraints on the deep structure when the shallow structure and stratigraphy is well constrained.
The campanian desert member and lower castlegate sandstone in the book cliffs of eastcentral utah to western colorado, usa, has served as a foundational data set in the development of sequence. The mancos shale, book cliffs, eastern utah, represents the open marine mudstones of the cretaceous western interior seaway and contains a number of detached sandstone bodies open quotesmancos bclose quotes which are located 30150 km down depositional dip from contemporaneous highstand shoreline deposits in the blackhawk formation. These colorado cliffs look like books on a shelf outthere. The sequence stratigraphy of the book cliffs of eastern utah. Reevaluating the sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of. Sealevel change has occurred throughout earths history. Facies analysis and sequence stratigraphic framework of upper. Implications for exploration models, author hampson, g.
Flint, 1999, a sedimentological and sequence stratigraphic reinterpretation of the upper cretaceous prairie canyon member mancos b and associated strata, book cliffs area, utah, u. It explains this model from basics and shows how the model can be applied to both siliciclastic and carbonate successions. 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 patterns. The trip will explore three distinct types of fluvial systems, with different paleogeographic and tectonic settings, patterns of accommodation, sediment routing, and relations to sealevel change, including the cretaceous blackhawk formation and castlegate sandstone of the book cliffs, and the triassic chinle and late jurassic morrison. Sequence stratigraphy developed initially as a tool for stratigraphic correlation sloss et al.
The sequence stratigraphy of the book cliffs of eastern. This video looks at the way in which past sea level changes can be determined. The occurrence of firmgrounds, compaction around concretions, and high minuscement porosities indicate that cementation occurred during early diagenesis. Petrographic observations indicate an early diagenetic origin.
Using classic outcrops to revise sequence stratigraphic models. The book cliffs near green river were located obliquely down depositional dip from the western henry mountains region during the campanian. Use of spectral gammaray data to refine subsurface fluvial stratigraphy. Large scale and superbly exposed outcrops in the book cliffs colorado national monument arches national park canyonlands and adjoining areas. Reevaluating the campanian desert member blackhawk formation to lower castlegate sandstone interval, book cliffs, utah and colorado, usa. Pdf the castlegate sandstone of the book cliffs, utah. This paper explores the internal structure of the hides anticline, which is the core part of the papua new guinea liquified natural gas project.
Stratigraphy is the journal of record for the north american commission on stratigraphic nomenclature, established in 2004. Stratigraphy and sedimentation of the book cliffs, utah. Stratigraphic control on laterally persistent cementation. Named for its similar appearance to a stack of books lined up against a shelf, the book cliffs are one of the most wellknown locations for studying sequence stratigraphy. In the 1980s, exxon scientists used the cretaceous strata of the book cliffs to develop the science of sequence stratigraphy. Book cliffs data sets are often used as outcrop analogues for similar subsurface settings worldwide. Sequence and facies architecture of the upper blackhawk formation.
The book cliffs, utah have become the premier locality globally for field teaching of sequence stratigraphy. Sequence stratigraphic framework of late campanian strata, book cliffs area, utah and colorado journal article kirschbaum, m. Towards a sequence stratigraphic solution set for autogenic. There is broad pattern present in that the largest cement bodies are in downdip fluvial strata in proximity to lateral and overlying shoreface strata. Fielding, christopher 1 1 earth and atmospheric sciences, university of nebraskalincoln, lincoln, ne this study presents highresolution correlations of the upper cretaceous stratigraphy between the book cliffs and the western henry.
The campanian book cliffs strata of eastern utah and western colorado has been used to develop, test and refine sedimentological and stratigraphic ideas and models over the years, including the principles and concepts of sequence stratigraphy. Book cliffs geological feature, utah, united states. An integrated study of sedimentological, sequence stratigraphic and palaeodispersal analysis was applied to the upperpermian clastic sedimentary succession in the northern sydney basin, australia. These new correlations, and the improved understanding of paleogeography that derive from them, have the potential to inform basinscale stratigraphic interpretations to a greater extent than has been hitherto possible. Earlier stratigraphic work had predicted that at the type section of the castlegate formation, the castle gate, near price, utah, the unit consists of two sequences separated by a sequence boundary representing approximately one million years of unrecorded time. Miall, mohamud arush abstract earlier stratigraphic. A panoramic of the book cliffs best shallow marine clastic exposure in the world. American association petroleum geologists memoir 64. No evidence for sea level fall in the cretaceous strata of the book.
They are so named because the cliffs of cretaceous sandstone that cap many of the southfacing buttes appear similar to a shelf of books. Book cliffs field trips geology geosciences physical. Outcrop analysis and facies model of an upper permian. Home browse collections grand junction geological society book publication book cliffs sequence stratigraphy. At their western limit, the book cliffs pass into the northsouthtrending wasatch plateau, which is oriented oblique to regional depositional strike figs 2 and 3b. The upper cretaceous book cliffs of eastern utah and western colorado are a worldclass field laboratory for studying clastic sedimentology, sedimentary architecture, and sequence stratigraphy. Stratigraphic variations within the sego sandstone, book. Fielding, christopher 1 1 earth and atmospheric sciences, university of nebraskalincoln, lincoln, ne.
Highresolution correlation of upper cretaceous stratigraphy between the book cliffs and the western henry mountain syncline, utah. Stratigraphy and paleogeographic significance of a late pennsylvanian to early permian channeled slope sequence in the darwin basin, southern darwin hills, eastcentral california calvin h. Free web tutorials sequence stratigraphy, tutorials carbonate petrology, seismic interpretation sequence stratigraphy exercises lower cretaceous south africa, seismic interpretation sequence stratigraphy exercises bahamas miocene, seismic interpretation sequence stratigraphy exercises lower cretaceous alaska, clastic outcrop interpretation sequence stratigraphy exercises of bookcliffs. Aapg bulletin the late campanian mount garfield formation in western colorado consists of 150200 m of coalbearing strata and includes continuous sandstones previously interpreted as wavedominated. T1 sequence, parasequence, and intraparasequence architecture of the grassy member, blackhawk formation, book cliffs, utah, usa.
What can the past tell scientists today about the rise and fall of the planets oceans. The book cliffs of eastern utah and western colorado figs. The journal is published online with a subscription to print copies as an added option in four issues per year. International journal of geomagnetism and aeronomy. Buy principles of stratigraphy dover books on science on free shipping on qualified orders. Reevaluating the sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy. Mixed meteoricmarine coastal aquifer resulted from baselevel shifts. The book cliffs coal field is part of the southern rim of the uinta basin, which is an immense structural trough in western colorado. Unlike dolomite cement precipitation within the shoreface strata in the book cliffs see taylor and machent, 2010, the sequence stratigraphic relationship and relative timing of dolomite cementation to individual stratigraphic surfaces within the fluvial strata in the desert and castlegate reported here are cryptic. This program takes viewers on a virtual field trip. Correlation table for the castlegate sandstone and related units, book cliffs, utah. Sequence, parasequence, and intraparasequence architecture of. Beginning near helper, utah, and joined at green river, utah, by a second escarpment, the roan cliffs, the 2,000foot 610metre tall mountain wall, winds a 250mile 400km course along the tavaputs and roan plateaus, ending near grand junction, colorado. Fluvial systems sequence stratigraphy wiley online library.
The book cliffs coal field is part of the southern rim of the uinta basin, which is an immense structural trough in western colorado and eastern utah, around whose margin the outcrop of coalbearing. Using classic outcrops to revise sequence stratigraphic. Simon provides expertise in the areas of sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy and reservoir geologymodelling and has considerable knowledge of the book cliffs. Adamson, use of spectral gammaray data to refine subsurface fluvial stratigraphy. Expression of sequence stratigraphy in outcrop, the book. Sequence stratigraphy, paleogeography, and tectonic controls. These data are used to define the earth filter for a synthetic seismic section. A good appreciation of the nature of reservoir and nonreservoir rocks in the subsurface is of fundamental importance to sound ep decision making. Sequence stratigraphy and stratigraphic trap potential of the. Sequence stratigraphy of the upper cretaceous sego.
At their western limit, the book cliffs pass into the northsouthtrending wasatch plateau, which is oriented oblique to. Sequence stratigraphy of the book cliffs of eastern utah, the. Information was gathered from a number of sources see info for more information. The aapgdatapages combined publications database grand junction geological society. Sequence, parasequence, and intraparasequence architecture of the grassy member, blackhawk formation, book cliffs, utah, usa. Sequence stratigraphy, paleogeography, and tectonic controls, authorandrew d. Synthetic seismic sections have been generated from a 125 km long, depositional dip orientated crosssection compiled from outcrop data from the book cliffs of eastern utah, usa. High resolution correlation of the upper cretaceous. Book cliffs, geological feature of eastcentral utah and western colorado, u.
For about 200 miles this escarpment extends from where the colorado river descends south through debeque to price canyon near price, utah. In particular, it concentrates on the current sequence stratigraphy model. Facies analysis and sequence stratigraphic framework of upper campanian strata neslen and mount garfield formations, bluecastle tongue of the castlegate sandstone, and mancos shale, eastern book cliffs, colorado and utah by mark a. The shale and cretaceous sandstone cliffs, formed over time by the uncompahgre uplift, are a remnant of the mancos sea floor. The aapg bulletin is received monthly online or in print by all members. And with the exception of a few privately held parcels of land, almost 96% of the 2. Bertram, 1995, sequence stratigraphy and marine to nonmarine facies architecture of foreland basin strata, book cliffs, utah, u. Sequence stratigraphic reinterpretation of open quotes. The book cliffs are one of the worlds best places to study sequence stratigraphy. The exceptional quality of the wasatch plateau outcrop has given rise to a plethora of stratigraphic studies and serves as a.
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