Contributors for Volumes 1A, 1B and 1С ........................ xxi
Foreword and Introduction .................................... xxxv
Acknowledgements .......................................... xxxviii
Section 1 Rift systems
Chapter 1 Regional geology and tectonics of sedimentary
basins .......................................................... 3
D.G. Roberts, A.W. Bally
1.1 Introduction ............................................... 3
1.2 A historical perspective ................................... 4
1.3 Some remarks on regional geology and tectonics ............ 10
1.4 Conclusion ................................................ 13
References ..................................................... 14
Chapter 2 From rifts to passive margins: A continuum
of extension ................................................... 19
D.G. Roberts, A.W. Bally
2.1 Rifts (Chapters 2-17) ..................................... 20
2.2 Passive margins ........................................... 23
2.3 Amagmatic margins ......................................... 23
2.4 Magmatic margins .......................................... 25
2.5 Transform passive margins ................................. 27
References ..................................................... 28
Chapter 3 Models for the evolution of passive margins ......... 33
A.B. Watts
3.1 Introduction .............................................. 33
3.2 Subsidence and uplift history ............................. 35
3.3 Thermal and mechanical structure .......................... 39
3.4 Models .................................................... 44
3.5 Conclusions ............................................... 52
Acknowledgments ................................................ 52
References ..................................................... 52
Chapter 4 Rift sequence stratigraphy .......................... 59
M.A. Martins-Neto, O. Catuneanu
4.1 Introduction .............................................. 59
4.2 Fundamental concepts ...................................... 60
4.3 Controls on the stratigraphic architecture of rift
basins .................................................... 62
4.4 Discussion and conclusions: A sequence-stratigraphic
model for rift basins ..................................... 66
Acknowledgments ................................................ 69
References ..................................................... 69
Chapter 5 Structural control on syn-rift sedimentation,
northwestern Red Sea margin, Egypt ............................. 73
S.M. Khalil, K.R. McClay
5.1 Introduction .............................................. 73
5.2 Stratigraphy and structure of the northwestern
Red Sea ................................................... 75
5.3 Stratigraphic architecture and sedimentology of
the Miocene syn-rift strata ............................... 80
5.4 Discussion: Models for the structural control on the
Miocene fan delta systems ................................. 95
5.5 Conclusions ............................................... 99
Acknowledgments ............................................... 100
References .................................................... 100
Chapter 6 Carbonate-dominated marine rifts ................... 105
Dan Bosence
6.1 Introduction ............................................. 105
6.2 Cenozoic of Gulf of Suez-Red Sea-Gulf of Aden case
study .................................................... 107
6.3 Cretaceous South Atlantic margins subsurface case
study .................................................... 116
6.4 Synthesis and discussion ................................. 124
6.5 Conclusions .............................................. 127
References .................................................... 128
Section 5 Active and Cenozoic rifts
Chapter 7 Evolution of the Cenozoic East African rift
system: Cratons, plumes, and continental breakup .............. 133
Cynthia Ebinger
7.1 Introduction ............................................. 133
7.2 Continental breakup models ............................... 134
7.3 Geodynamical and plate kinematic setting ................. 139
7.4 Cenozoic rift systems of East Africa ..................... 141
7.5 Chronology of volcanism, uplift, and rifting ............. 142
7.6 Kinematics of rifting .................................... 143
7.7 Rift structure ........................................... 145
Acknowledgments ............................................... 156
References .................................................... 156
Chapter 8 The Gulf of Suez rift basin ........................ 165
J.A.M.M. Peijs, T.G. Bevan, J.T. Piombino
8.1 Introduction ............................................. 165
8.2 Megasequence description ................................. 166
8.3 Depositional patterns in megasequence 4 (Middle
Miocene) ................................................. 175
8.4 Structure of the Gulf of Suez ............................ 183
8.5 Petroleum habitat ........................................ 189
8.6 Conclusions .............................................. 190
Acknowledgments ............................................... 191
References .................................................... 192
Chapter 9 Cenozoic rifts of eastern China .................... 197
Li Desheng
9.1 Introduction and overview ................................ 197
9.2 The geodynamic development of rifts in eastern China ..... 200
9.3 Eastern China Cenozoic rifts ............................. 204
References .................................................... 232
Chapter 10 Xialiao, North China Basin ......................... 237
Li-Yuan Hsiao, Stephan Graham
10.1 Introduction ............................................. 237
10.2 Geologic setting ......................................... 238
10.3 Xialiao basin ............................................ 239
10.4 Discussion ............................................... 248
10.5 Conclusions .............................................. 253
Acknowledgments ............................................... 253
References .................................................... 254
Chapter 11 Lake Baikal ........................................ 259
Hus R., Poort J., Charlet F., Naudts L, Khlystov O.,
Klerkx J., De Batist M.
11.1 Introduction ............................................. 259
11.2 General geological setting and evolution ................. 259
11.3 Morpho-structural characteristics and architecture ....... 261
11.4 Sedimentary infill ....................................... 263
11.5 Volcanism ................................................ 269
11.6 Deep structure ........................................... 269
11.7 Deformation mechanisms ................................... 270
11.8 Some topics of current research .......................... 271
Acknowledgments ............................................... 273
References .................................................... 273
Chapter 12 Geology of the shelves surrounding the New
Siberian Islands from seismic images: Laptev Sea and East
Siberian Sea, Russian Arctic .................................. 279
Dieter Franke, Karl Hinz
12.1 Introduction ............................................. 279
12.2 Data basis ............................................... 279
12.3 Tectonic setting and structure of the shelves ............ 280
12.4 Seismic stratigraphy of the acoustic basement and
the superimposed sedimentary successions ................. 283
12.5 Major rift basins of the Laptev Shelf .................... 285
12.6 New Siberian Basin and Neben Basin ....................... 289
12.7 Structural features of the East Siberian Shelf ........... 290
12.8 Discussion and conclusion ................................ 293
Acknowledgment ................................................ 295
References .................................................... 295
Section 3 Mesozoic and older rifts
Chapter 13 Development of the passive margin of Eastern
North America: Mesozoic rifting, igneous activity, and
breakup ....................................................... 301
Martha Oliver Withjack, Roy W. Schlische, Paul E. Olsen
13.1 Introduction ............................................. 301
13.2 Geologic overview ........................................ 301
13.3 Evolution of eastern North America ....................... 322
13.4 Summary and discussion ................................... 326
Acknowledgments ............................................... 328
References .................................................... 328
Chapter 14 Extensional tectonics and stratigraphy of the
Mesozoic Jeanne d'Arc basin, Grand Banks of Newfoundland ...... 337
Herman Welsink, Anthony Tankard
14.1 Introduction ............................................. 337
14.2 Tectonic evolution ....................................... 339
14.3 Jeanne d'Arc structural styles ........................... 350
14.4 Stratigraphic response ................................... 359
14.5 Discussion ............................................... 372
14.6 Conclusions .............................................. 376
Acknowledgments ............................................... 377
References .................................................... 378
Chapter 15 The Recцncavo basin ................................ 383
Luciano P. Magnavita, Peter Szatmari, Jose A. Cupertino,
Nivaldo Destro, David Roberts
15.1 Introduction ............................................. 383
15.2 The Recцncavo-Tucano-Jatobá rift system .................. 384
15.3 Rift abortion, rift jump, and the origin and duration
of the Northeast Brazilian Sergipe Microplate ............ 387
15.4 Time span of rifting ..................................... 389
15.5 The Recцncavo basin S.S. ................................. 391
15.6 Major tectonic elements of the Recцncavo basin:
The Salvador and Mata-Catu faults ........................ 396
15.7 Petroleum resources ...................................... 401
15.8 FTA in the Recдncavo basin ............................... 403
15.9 Conclusions .............................................. 414
Acknowledgments ............................................... 416
References .................................................... 416
Chapter 16 The Dniepr-Donets Basin ............................ 421
Randell Stephenson, Sergiy Stovba
16.1 Introduction ............................................. 421
16.2 Tectono-stratigraphic successions of the DDB ............. 424
16.3 Salt tectonics in the DDB ................................ 432
16.4 Hydrocarbon occurrence in the DDB ........................ 434
16.5 Regional tectonic setting of the DDB ..................... 436
References .................................................... 439
Chapter 17 Sedimentary basins of the late Mesozoic
extensional domain of China and Mongolia ...................... 443
S.A. Graham, T. Cope, C.L. Johnson, Bradley Ritts
17.1 Introduction ............................................. 443
17.2 Basins and structures associated with low-strain
extension ................................................ 445
17.3 Basins and structures associated with high-strain
extension ................................................ 451
17.4 Implications ............................................. 456
Acknowledgments ............................................... 458
References .................................................... 458
Chapter 18 Songliao/Erlian rifts .............................. 463
Li Desheng
18.1 Introduction ............................................. 463
18.2 The Songliao Basin ....................................... 463
18.3 The Erlian Basin ......................................... 476
References .................................................... 478
Section 4 Inverted rift systems
Chapter 19 Inverted rift-basins of northern Egypt ............. 483
T.G. Bevan, A.R. Moustafa
19.1 Introduction ............................................. 483
19.2 Basin stratigraphy ....................................... 485
19.3 Conclusions .............................................. 504
Acknowledgments ............................................... 506
References .................................................... 506
Index ......................................................... 509
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