Intrabasin Varve Correlation

Research Article| March 01, 1966 Intrabasin Varve Correlation ROGER Y ANDERSON; ROGER Y ANDERSON Dept. Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar DOUGLAS W KIRKLAND DOUGLAS W KIRKLAND Field Research Laboratory, Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc., Dallas, Texas Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1966) 77 (3): 241–256. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1966)77[241:IVC]2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 28 Sep 1964 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation ROGER Y ANDERSON, DOUGLAS W KIRKLAND; Intrabasin Varve Correlation. GSA Bulletin 1966;; 77 (3): 241–256. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1966)77[241:IVC]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Statistical correlation techniques have been applied to the stratigraphically correlated laminations in four sedimentary basins to demonstrate the degree of lateral variation of certain types of layers and to help determine their interrelationships. Laminae thicknesses in a varved sequence deposited in a small Pleistocene lake in Texas have a very high correlation coefficient (+0.90) over a distance of 275 m. Laminae in the Jurassic Todilto Formation of New Mexico were correlated stratigraphically over a distance of 5.3 km and would probably be traceable over a much greater distance except for the disturbing effects of currents on the bottom of the basin. Five contiguous Todilto sections over a distance of 3.7 km have correlation coefficients of +0.85 or greater. Couplets of bituminous calcite and anhydrite in the Permian Castile Formation of Texas correlate stratigraphically over a distance of 14.2 km with a coefficient as high as +0.99. In a section of 74 couplets 27.4 m above the base of the Castile, anhydrite laminae thicknesses have a correlation coefficient of +0.97; calcite laminae, +0.72; and organic-rich bands in the calcium carbonate laminae, +0.73. There is no relationship between the thickness of associated calcite and anhydrite laminae. Richter-Bernburg measured and subjectively correlated anhydrite laminae thicknesses in cores of the Permian Zechstein Formation in Germany. Correlation coefficients were obtained using his data which range from +0.85 to +0.32 over distances up to 290 km. Zechstein statistical correlation deteriorates with distance. If Castile correlation changes at the same rate, it should be possible to correlate laminae stratigraphically over the maximum length of the basin. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.