| Series |
Geological Society memoir ; no. 53
Memoir (Geological Society of London) ; no. 53. ^A307412
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| Summary |
This memoir provides a thorough regional synthesis of the geology of the rimmed Arabian Intrashelf Basin, reconciling differing interpretations of lithostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy & biostratigraphy. Variation of energy levels & facies due to its setting in the SE palaeotradewind belt are described. The intrashelf basin formed during rising sea level as a single rimmed carbonate intrashelf basin. A possible global cooling phase resulted in a lowstand which restricted the basin, resulting in petrographically unique carbonate source rock facies dominated by cyanobacterial deposition. Two subsequent third-order carbonate sequences largely filled the basin. Eustatic change concomitant with uplift of the Tethys shelf resulted in alternation of carbonates & evaporites across the region. |
| General note | Also issued in print: 2020. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Open access. |
| Spec. audience char. |
Specialized. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 26, 2021). |
| Issued in other form | Print version : 9781786204875 |
| ISBN | 9781786205278 (ebook) : |
