Assessing different sequence stratigraphic models. The concept of unconformity-bound sequences was first proposed by Sloss
Category: The (really) Ancient Earth
Condensed sections record multifarious interactions of physical, biological, and geochemical processes played out over long
Parasequences are the building blocks of shallow marine systems tracts. The stratigraphy of ancient,
This and the following two posts look briefly at the development of stratigraphic concepts and
An example of a Paleoproterozoic stromatolite reef This is part of the How To…series on
A look at stromatolites and cryptalgal laminates in outcrop This is part of the How
The evolution of brines that produce saline lake evaporites. This is part of the How
Early lithification of beach sand. This is part of the How To…series on carbonate
This post is part of the How To…series – using zircon geochronology to decipher provenance
How bits of ancient North America (Laurentia) were left behind in the Scottish Hebrides. The