Is the turbidite facies association scheme valid for interpreting ancient submarine fan environments?

Research Article| April 01, 1985 Is the turbidite facies association scheme valid for interpreting ancient submarine fan environments? G. Shanmugam; G. Shanmugam 1Mobil Research and Development Corporation, P.O. Box 819047, Dallas, Texas 75381 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. E. Damuth; J. E. Damuth 1Mobil Research and Development Corporation, P.O. Box 819047, Dallas, Texas 75381 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. J. Moiola R. J. Moiola 1Mobil Research and Development Corporation, P.O. Box 819047, Dallas, Texas 75381 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information G. Shanmugam 1Mobil Research and Development Corporation, P.O. Box 819047, Dallas, Texas 75381 J. E. Damuth 1Mobil Research and Development Corporation, P.O. Box 819047, Dallas, Texas 75381 R. J. Moiola 1Mobil Research and Development Corporation, P.O. Box 819047, Dallas, Texas 75381 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1985) 13 (4): 234–237. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<234:ITTFAS>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation G. Shanmugam, J. E. Damuth, R. J. Moiola; Is the turbidite facies association scheme valid for interpreting ancient submarine fan environments?. Geology 1985;; 13 (4): 234–237. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<234:ITTFAS>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 SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Although turbidite facies reflect only processes of deposition, turbidite facies associations are routinely used to identify ancient submarine-fan subenvironments (e.g., upper fan, channel, lobe, etc.). The assumption that process of deposition also reflects environment of deposition may not be valid for the following reasons: (1) Mutti and Ricci Lucchi's facies association scheme for submarine fans has been developed exclusively from ancient turbidite sequences; however, the true relationship between such turbidite facies associations and related fan subenvironments has not been confirmed from modern fans; (2) individual channel-levee systems of many modern submarine fans are in many cases large enough to contain the entire ancient fan systems on which these facies associations are based; (3) large channel-levee systems comparable to those of modern fans have not been recognized in outcrops. Consequently, the validity of turbidite facies associations for interpreting ancient submarine-fan subenvironments must be considered tenuous until confirmed in modern fans. 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.