Dynamics of Sedimentary Basins

Objectives

Provide basic training for the characterization of the major mechanisms involved in formation, subsidence, and filling of sedimentary basins and also to develop a solid understanding of the major structural, tectonic (including convergent, divergent, and strike-slip domains), and geophysical processes that produce sedimentary basins. Importance for the research of natural resources.

General characterization

Code

10944

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

José Carlos Ribeiro Kullberg

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 51

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

Some basic formation on the disciplines of Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Structural Geology.

Bibliography

Allen, P. A. & Allen, J. R. (2004) - Basin Analysis. Principles and Applications. Wiley-Blackwell, 2nd ed., 560 p.
Busby, C. J. & Ingersoll, R. V. (eds.) - Tectonics of sedimentary basins. Blackwell Sci., Inc. Cambridge, 579 p.
Einsele, G. (1992) - Sedimentary basins. Evolution, facies and sediment budget. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 628 p.
Mial, A. D. (2000) - Principles of sedimentary Basin Analysis. Springer-Verlag, 3rd ed., Berlin, 628 p.
Wangen, M. (2010) - Physical Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis. Cambridge Univ. Press, 527 p.
List of papers, accessible through the b-on platform, to be given by the teacher..

Teaching method

Available soon

Evaluation method

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Subject matter

Theoretical
1. Basic concepts for the analysis of sedimentary basins.
2. Interplay between basin analysis and different thematic areas of Earth Sciences.
3. The Wilson Cycle. The formation and evolution of sedimentary basins related to different models of build-up and evolution of the continental margins.
4. Classification and analysis of sedimentary basins in the framework of plate tectonics. Evolution of sedimentary environments and the sedimentary record in different tectonic contexts.
5. Syn-sedimentary and post-depositional deformation structures as markers of inner or outer basin dinamics.
6. Paleogeographic, paleotectonic and paleoclimatic reconstructions; criteria and methods.
7. Basin characteristics for traps and reservoirs and for exploitation of economic resources or the selection of wasting sites.
Practical
Drawing of simplified paleogeographic maps based on geological mapping in sedimentary contexts. Field trips in areas of different tectonic contexts.

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