Tectonosedimentary relations of Pennsylvanian to Jurassic strata on the Colorado Plateau / by William R. Dickinson.
| Author/creator | Dickinson, William R. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Boulder, Colorado : The Geological Society of America, 2018. |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | vii, 184 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Special paper ; 533 Special papers (Geological Society of America) 533. ^A20279 |
| Contents | Preface / by Jon Spencer -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Sedimentary processes and stratigraphy -- Stratigraphy and tectonics -- Changing paleolatitudes -- Deep underpinnings: pre-Pennsylvanian substratum -- Broken craton: Pennsylvanian-Permian deformation -- Distal foreland: lower to middle Triassic Moenkopi -- Backarc Furrow: upper Triassic Chinle -- Backarc Desert: upper Triassic to Jurassic Glen Canyon -- Facies Mosaic: middle to upper Jurassic San Rafael -- Foreland Megafans: upper Jurassic Morrison -- Summary and conclusion -- Appendix 1: trigonometric expressions for Paleolatitude calculations from Paleomagnetic data -- Appendix 2: sources of data for areal geologic relations on Paleogeographic maps -- Appendix 3: sources of data for Isopachs and Facies relations on Paleogeographic maps -- Appendix 4: sources of data for Paleocurrents and Paleowinds on Paleogeographic maps -- Appendix 5: information about Detrital-Zircon samples / compiled by G. Gehrels -- Acknowledgments -- References cited. |
| Abstract | "Following this discovery and further detrital-zircon studies of Mesozoic strata on the Colorado Plateau, Dr. Dickinson began preparing this volume in order to identify key aspects of the sedimentary and tectonic history of Mesozoic strata of the Colorado Plateau and directly adjacent areas. He divided the strata into seven depositional systems"--Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "William R. Dickinson (1931-2015) formally retired in 1991, but he didn't stop working, researching, and writing. His work with University of Arizona professor George Gehrels on identifying sandstone provenance using detrital-zircon U-Pb geochronology led to the determination that much of the Pennsylvanian to Jurassic sandstone of the Colorado Plateau was derived from the orogenic belt now associated with the Appalachian Mountains. Further detrital-zircon studies led to Dickinson preparing this publication in order to identify key aspects of the sedimentary and tectonic history of Mesozoic strata of the Colorado Plateau and directly adjacent areas. Dickinson divided the strata into seven depositional systems, but completed writing on only the lower five (Moenkopi, Chinle, Glen Canyon, San Rafael, Morrison) before his death in July 2015. The manuscript, however, was comprehensive in its treatment of upper Paleozoic strata and the lower five Mesozoic "deposystems," and an abstract and concluding text by Jon Spencer helped to complete the work" -- Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-184). |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Dickinson, William R., author. Tectonosedimentary relations of Pennsylvanian to Jurassic strata on the Colorado Plateau Boulder, Colorado : The Geological Society of America, 2017 9780813795331 |
| LCCN | 2017056602 |
| ISBN | 9780813725338 paperback |
| ISBN | 081372533X paperback |