Generic types of stratigraphic cycles controlled by eustasy

Research Article| August 01, 1994 Generic types of stratigraphic cycles controlled by eustasy Gerilyn S. Soreghan; Gerilyn S. Soreghan 1Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar William R. Dickinson William R. Dickinson 1Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Gerilyn S. Soreghan 1Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 William R. Dickinson 1Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1994) 22 (8): 759–761. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0759:GTOSCC>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 Email Permissions Search Site Citation Gerilyn S. Soreghan, William R. Dickinson; Generic types of stratigraphic cycles controlled by eustasy. Geology 1994;; 22 (8): 759–761. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0759:GTOSCC>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 Thought experiments imply that stratigraphic cycles controlled directly by eustasy include keep-up, catch-up, catch-down (foreshortened or truncated), and give-up variants, different patterns of thick ness and facies being governed by the interplay of sedimentation rate and accommodation space. Most examples of these types are, in addition, base-cutout cycles, wherever lowstands of sea level dropped below the top of the underlying cycle. Overall thicknesses of multiple cycles at any locale are controlled ultimately by net subsidence rate. Accordingly, even keep-up and catch-up cycles can faithfully record full accommodation only where tectonic subsidence during cycle formation paced eustatic fluctuation. Paradoxically, however, only condensed cycles that fortuitously compensate for syncycle tectonic subsidence can accurately record the eustatic amplitude, as adjusted for water loading. 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.