Basin analysis : principles and applications / Philip A. Allen, John R. Allen
Imprint
Oxford : Blackwell , c2005
Edition
2nd ed
Descript
ix, 549 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
CONTENT
The foundations of sedimentary basins: Basins in their plate tectonic environment ; The physical stste of the lithophere -- The mechanics of sedimentary basin formation: Basins due to lithosperic stretching ; Basins due to flexure ; Effects of mantle dynamics ; Basins associated with strike-slip deformation -- The sedimentary basin-fill: The sediment routing system ; Basin stratigraphy ; Subsidence and thermal history -- Application to petroleum play assessment