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Cyclostratigraphy and the Milankovitch theory /
Cyclostratigraphy is concerned primarily with measuring geological time and the time units used in this approach are sedimentary cycles. Milankovitch cycles mark time intervals of tens of thousands to several millions of years. Such cycles are the result of variations in the Earth's position in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Elsevier,
1993.
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| Colección: | Developments in sedimentology ;
52. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction. 2. Oscillating Systems. 3. The Milankovitch Theory. 4. Methods of Analysis. 5. The Relation between Time and Sediment Accumulation. 6. Stratification and Stratification Cycles. 7. Examples from the Carboniferous. 8. Triassic: Carbonate Platforms. 9. Some Jurassic Examples. 10. Examples from the Cretaceous. 11. Non-Carbonate Cycles. 12. Cyclostratigraphy and Milankovitch Cycles. References. Subject Index.