Abstract
Developments in sedimentary geology within the last decade greatly extend our ability to read tectonic events from the sedimentary record. Informally polled, eleven teacher-researchers of sedimentary tectonics cited five key areas of advance: (1) general basin type and setting in plate tectonic context; (2) tectonic setting as reflected in sandstone composition; (3) refinements in facies analysis in conjunction with basin type and setting; (4) quantitative analysis of subsidence histories of sedimentary basins; and (5) stratigraphic analysis of reflection seismic data. These advances in sedimentary tectonics are woven into graduate courses or seminars in basin analysis at many universities. Classes typically include a review of modern depositional systems analysis and a survey of basin types by tectonic setting. As an example, students at Stanford University are exposed to concepts in tectonics and sedimentation in two modes. A graduate level course entitled “Sedimentary Basins” reviews the broad spectrum...
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