Simon provides expertise in the areas of sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy and reservoir geology modelling and has considerable knowledge of the book cliffs. Sequence stratigraphy in the book cliffs, utah goal. Fielding, christopher 1 1 earth and atmospheric sciences, university of nebraskalincoln, lincoln, ne. Stratigraphy and sedimentation of the book cliffs, utah cole 1989 field trip guidebooks wiley online library. Alongstrike sequence stratigraphy across the cretaceous.
Use of spectral gammaray data to refine subsurface fluvial. Jul 01, 2005 highresolution subseismic stratigraphic correlation in fluvial strata is extremely difficult using conventional subsurface core and wirelinelog data e. The book cliffs are one of the worlds best places to study sequence stratigraphy. You will find that correlation of the shales is the key to understanding the depositional geometries of each of the parasequences. Most of the discussion by fisher, erdmann, and reeside 1960 of the stratigraphy, origin, age, and correlation of cretaceous formations in the book cliffs, 100 miles to the north, is applicable to the formations of the circle cliffs area. In southeastern utah, the triassic moenkopi formation is composed mainly of red and yellowishgray siltstone, sandstone, mudstone, and limestone. Highresolution correlation of upper cretaceous stratigraphy between the book cliffs and the western henry mountain syncline, utah. In this lab, you will put together your knowledge of nearshore facies and sequence stratigraphy to correlate sections and interpret facies changes in the cretaceous stratigraphy of the book cliffs. Seymour department of earth and atmospheric sciences, university of nebraskalincoln, 214 bessey hall, lincoln, nebraska 68588, u.
The exceptional quality of the wasatch plateau outcrop has given rise to a plethora of stratigraphic studies and serves as a natural laboratory in. The aapgdatapages combined publications database grand junction geological society. Department of geology university of iowa iowa city, iowa abstract. Principle of stratigraphy geology lecture notes earth. Correlating palynofacies assemblages with sequence stratigraphy in upper cretaceous campanian sedimentary rocks of the book cliffs, eastcentral utah. Shell petroleum development company nigeria 22 husky energy incorporated canada 6. Colorado to central utah, the book cliffs are the worlds largest continuous escarpment. Now its time for you to deal with what sedimentary and volcanic rocks are like on a larger scale.
Highresolution subseismic stratigraphic correlation in fluvial strata is extremely difficult using conventional subsurface core and wirelinelog data e. Note the updip westward erosion of the upper parts of the sections. Facies analysis and sequence stratigraphic framework of. A preliminary report was presented at a poster session at the 2010 aapg. Upper cretaceous strata exposed in the book cliffs of eastcentral utah are widely used as an archetype for the sequence stratigraphy of marginalmarine and shallowmarine deposits. The book cliffs have preserved excellent strata of the foreland basin of the ancient western interior seaway that stretched north from the gulf of mexico to the yukon in the cretaceous time. Together with his experience from spdc shell nigeria, simon effectively demonstrated both theoretical and applied aspects at all levels in a clear, concise and thoughtful manner. Within the mesaverde group of central and eastern utah, the upper cretaceous shallowmarine star point sandstone and paralic blackhawk formation are relatively well studied along depositionaldip in the book cliffs, but the nature of their spatiotemporal transition particularly along depositionalstrike in the nnessw trending wasatch plateau.
Beginning near helper, utah, and joined at green river, utah, by a second escarpment, the roan cliffs, the 2,000foot 610metre tall mountain wall, winds a 250mile 400km course along the tavaputs and roan. Stratigraphy and sedimentation of the book cliffs, utah. Using classic outcrops to revise sequence stratigraphic. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit this article, or visit the project page for more information. Postdoctoral research associate, stanford university funded by u. The book cliffs are one of the most recognizable landforms in western colorado and eastern utah. Top of the castlegate sandstone, sagers canyon, book cliffs, eastern utah. Detrital zircon upb geochronology and paleodrainage reconstruction of the blackhawkcastlegate succession, book cliffs and wasatch plateau, utah bridget s. Spectral gammaray logs provide additional data on lithological composition that can aid identification of chronostratigraphic surfaces in a highresolution sequence stratigraphic correlation. Geology of the circle cliffs area, garfield and kane. Constraints of sedimentology, stratigraphy, and structure on conceptual models of subsurface flow pathways of springs in the wasatch plateau and book cliffs, utah contributions to the geology and paleontology of san juan county, new mexico, 1. Sequence stratigraphy field trip applied stratigraphix. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale.
Stratigraphic correlation chart for western colorado and. Comprehensive safety discussion kicks off the trip on day 1, followed by daily safety briefings at each field stop. The utah portion of the book cliffs coal field, on the basis of. Sand was the dominant type of landderived sediment deposited in the sunnyside district during the regressive phases. Spectral gammaray logs provide additional data on lithological composition that can aid identification of chronostratigraphic surfaces in a highresolution sequence. American association petroleum geologists memoir 64.
Geology of the circle cliffs area, garfield and kane counties, utah. Stratigraphy and geological correlation is part of wikiproject geology, an attempt at creating a standardized, informative, comprehensive and easytouse geology resource. Pattison continues to actively research the cretaceous strata in utah. Reevaluating the sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy. Seymour department of earth and atmospheric sciences, university of nebraskalincoln. Book cliffs, geological feature of eastcentral utah and western colorado, u. Although correlation of strata over modest distances often can be accomplished by tracing particular beds from place to place, correlation over long distances and over the oceans almost invariably involves comparison of fossils. A recent, revised regional sequence stratigraphic correlation indicates that outcrop belts along the rangely anticline, colorado contains strata that correlate with the anchor mine tongue and upper sego of the book cliffs, utah. Most sequence stratigraphy trips are run in the book cliffs along the coloradoutah border, however our trip is run on outcrops that are well studied. The smallest scale rock unit or sedimentary unit that can be mapped is called a formation. Their stratal architectures are classically interpreted in terms of accommodation controls that were external to the sediment routing system allogenic, and that forced the formation of flooding surfaces. Sequence stratigraphy of the book cliffs of eastern utah.
Download citation highresolution correlation of the upper cretaceous stratigraphy between the book cliffs and western henry mountains syncline, utah, u. Most of the discussion by fisher, erdmann, and reeside 1960 of the stratigraphy, origin, age, and correlation of cretaceous formations in the book cliffs, 100 miles to the north, is applicable to. High resolution correlation of the upper cretaceous. Sand bodies prograded seaward in response to changing sediment supply from a. Detrital zircon upb geochronology and paleodrainage. Information was gathered from a number of sources see info for more information. The book cliffs, utah have become the premier locality globally for field teaching of sequence stratigraphy.
Sequence stratigraphy and petroleum potential of the san joaquin basin, california 20022003 stanford university, stanford, ca. Regional highresolution correlations of the campanian desert member of the blackhawk formation to the lower castlegate sandstone interval, book cliffs, utahcolorado, show no evidence for a single, throughgoing unconformity separating the amalgamated channel sandstones of the castlegate from the underlying blackhawk formation coastalplain deposits. Most sequence stratigraphy trips are run in the book cliffs along the colorado utah border, however our trip is run on outcrops that are well studied yet rarely frequented by others. The campanian book cliffs strata of eastern utah and western colorado has been used to develop, test and refine sedimentological and stratigraphic ideas and models over the years, including the principles and concepts of sequence stratigraphy. Sequence stratigraphy and plain channel architecture of. Geology, stratigraphic concept brigham young university.
Book cliffs, utah, geology of the intermountain west, utah geological association, v. Book cliffs data sets are often used as outcrop analogues for similar subsurface settings worldwide. Bertram, 1995, sequence stratigraphy and marine to nonmarine facies architecture of foreland basin strata, book cliffs, utah, u. Nov 14, 2018 contact me if you would like to contact me, drop me a line from the contact page. Use of spectral gammaray data to refine subsurface.
Sequence stratigraphy of the book cliffs of eastern utah, the. These colorado cliffs look like books on a shelf outthere. One powerful method for studying sealevel change in the past is sequence stratigraphy. Stratigraphy, structure, and economic geology of an area at the west edge of the colorado. Articles are based on the results of multidisciplinary studies and are for researchers, university professors, students, and geologists interested in stratigraphy and. Pdf correlating palynofacies assemblages with sequence. Facies analysis and sequence stratigraphic framework of upper.
Reevaluating the sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of classic book cliffs outcrops at tusher and thompson canyons, eastern utah, usa. Or if you have questions about geology, call me during normal work hours at the utah geological survey. Our field trips are offered in a variety of geographic locations including the book cliffs of utah, modern carbonate beaches in bali and qatar, the salt range in pakistan, the colorado front range, the modern indus delta and more. Guidebook 2010 cochair for 3 agu, 2 aapg, and 2 gsa meeting sessions 2003present. Fielding, christopher 1 1 earth and atmospheric sciences, university of nebraskalincoln, lincoln, ne this study presents highresolution correlations of the upper cretaceous stratigraphy between the book cliffs and the. Paleontology and on different continents, involves stratigraphic correlation from place to place. Geological survey denver, colorado 80225 introduction the stratigraphic nomenclature applied in various parts of western colorado, northwestern new mexico, and a small part of east central utah is summarized in the accompanying chart fig. Stratigraphy and geological correlation is the only journal that provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamental and applied aspects of stratigraphy and the correlation of geologic events and processes in time and space. The reason for choosing these is unlike the primarily horizontal strata of the book cliffs where one is almost always standing at the base of a cliff where all the. In addition to our support, hiranya also has a graduate scholarship from the new orleans geological society. Utah stratigraphic columns selection map utahgeology.
Stratigraphy and geological correlation stratigrafiya, geologicheskaya korrelyatsiya is unique in offering comprehensive coverage of the fundamental and applied aspects of stratigraphy and the correlation of geological events and processes in time and space. In the 1980s, exxon scientists used the cretaceous strata of the book cliffs to develop the science of sequence stratigraphy. High resolution correlation of the upper cretaceous stratigraphy between the book cliffs and the western henry mountains syncline, utah, u. The desert and castlegate sandstones, 2001 the aapgdatapages combined publications database.
The initial exercise is followed by the examination of the stacking patterns of the parasequences. No evidence for an unconformity at the base of the lower. Utah stratigraphic columns overview page these stratigraphic columns are dynamically created on the fly from information stored in a database. Roadside geology of utah by halka chronic field guide. The parasequences are separated from each other using subdividing major surfaces that include ts transgressive surfaces, mfs maximum flooding surface, and sb sequence boundary. Home browse collections grand junction geological society bookpublication book cliffs. The book cliffs region is often cited as an analog for subsurface exploration, particularly in foreland basins, and sequence stratigraphy has become one of the leading methods for correlating and mapping depositional packages, leading to significant discoveries of petroleum in fields that had been abandoned, as well as new discoveries. Articles are based on the results of multidisciplinary research, and are directed. Facies analysis and sequence stratigraphic framework of upper campanian strata neslen and mount garfield formations, bluecastle tongue of the castlegate sandstone, and mancos shale, eastern book cliffs, colorado and utah by mark a. Leader arrives a few days early for pretrip safety reconnaissance of all field stops and roadstracks. Associate editor for gsa memoir 2015, utah geological assoc.
This video is a virtual field trip to one of the classic locations in the world book cliffs, utah, usa where the sequence stratigraphy method was developed and tested. Comparative paleoenvironmental and architectural analyses. Northern colorado plateau by keith rigby geologic history of utah by lehi hintze purchase information. Their stratal architectures are classically interpreted in terms of accommodation controls that were external to the sediment routing system allogenic, and that forced the. The book cliffs coal field is part of the southern rim of the uinta basin, which is an immense structural trough in western colorado. Utah geological survey a division of utah department of natural resources 2010. By the end of the course you should be able to create more realistic geological cross sections and have a greater degree of confidence when interpreting depositional environments in seismic data. These rocks are important outcrop analogs for fluvial, deltaic and shorefacetoshelf reservoirs worldwide. The blackhawk formation at sunnyside, utah, was deposited along the western margin of the western interior cretaceous sea during southeastward withdrawal of the sea. Continuous, wellexposed and easilyaccessible outcrops make it possible to analyze facies relationships of stratigraphic sequences in great detail, both in terms of lateral variation systems tracts and vertical stacking.
In his book published in 19 entitle principle of stratigraphy amadeus william grabau defined stratigraphy as it is inorganic side of historical geology, or the development through the successive geological ages of the earth in rocky framework or lithosphere, krumbein and sloss 1951 stated. Contact me if you would like to contact me, drop me a line from the contact page. Geological survey bulletin 1229 geology of the circle. A good appreciation of the nature of reservoir and nonreservoir rocks in the subsurface is of fundamental importance to sound ep decision making.
Reevaluating the sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of. For about 200 miles this escarpment extends from where the colorado river descends south through debeque to price canyon near price, utah. A multidecadelong highresolution outcrop study has revealed that the campanian desert member blackhawk formation to lower castlegate sandstone interval in the book cliffs of utah and colorado western usa does not fit the conventional sequence stratigraphic model. Towards a sequence stratigraphic solution set for autogenic.
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