Relation of sequence stratigraphy to modern sedimentary environments

Research Article| October 01, 1989 Relation of sequence stratigraphy to modern sedimentary environments Ron Boyd; Ron Boyd 1Center for Marine Geology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar John Suter; John Suter 2Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70893 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Shea Penland Shea Penland 2Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70893 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Ron Boyd 1Center for Marine Geology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5, Canada John Suter 2Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70893 Shea Penland 2Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70893 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1989) 17 (10): 926–929. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0926:ROSSTM>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 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 Ron Boyd, John Suter, Shea Penland; Relation of sequence stratigraphy to modern sedimentary environments. Geology 1989;; 17 (10): 926–929. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0926:ROSSTM>2.3.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 One method of testing the concept of sequence stratigraphy is to compare it to Quaternary sediments in which chronology, stratigraphic relations, and facies geometry are more clearly understood than in older rocks. Rapid deposition rates during Quaternary glacial-eustatic cycles in large deltaic depocenters generate sequences comparable to those in the ancient stratigraphic record. In the northern Gulf of Mexico, the late Wisconsinan-Holocene Mississippi River has deposited a Type 1 sequence that includes lowstand, transgressive, and high-stand systems tracts. Characteristics of modern Mississippi River sedimentary environments support the methodology used in sequence analysis, but the short time taken for sequence generation here raises important questions about sequence time scales, correlation, and driving mechanisms. 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.