Stratigraphy of the British Isles

Stratigraphy of the British Isles

Author: Dorothy Helen Rayner

Publisher: CUP Archive

Published: 1981-06-04

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780521299619

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This is a reprint of the second edition of Dr Rayner's standard text on the stratigraphy and historical geology of the British Isles. The book is written for undergraduates and other readers who may have only a general acquaintance with the broad principles of geology. An introductory chapter reviews the basic principles of stratigraphy, geochronology and tectonics. The various geological systems found in the British Isles are then considered in turn. A valuable feature of the book is the extensive treatment of different regional areas within the discussion of a particular geological system. In the final chapter the author reviews briefly those major economic resources that are related to stratigraphy. Throughout the text care has been taken to introduce the plate tectonic interpretation of stratigraphic features. Much more is known about the neighbouring continental shelf and the geology of sea floors and this also is included in order to provide a comprehensive integrated account of the geological history of the British Isles.


British Middle Jurassic Stratigraphy

British Middle Jurassic Stratigraphy

Author: B. M. Cox

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13:

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Describes over 100 Middle Jurassic sites, from the Dorset coast to the islands of the Inner Hebrides off north-west Scotland. This volume provides a review of the Middle Jurassic stratigraphy of Britain, calling on the literature of over 150 years.


British Upper Jurassic Stratigraphy (Oxfordian to Kimmeridgian)

British Upper Jurassic Stratigraphy (Oxfordian to Kimmeridgian)

Author: John Kenneth Wright

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13:

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Describes over 40 Upper Jurassic sites, from the Dorset coast to the Isle of Skye off north-west Scotland, and covers about 12 million years of Earth history from about 157 to 145 million years ago. This volume provides a review of the Oxfordian-Kimmeridgian stratigraphy of Britain, calling on the literature of over 150 years.


Sequence stratigraphy of the Jurassic–Lowermost Cretaceous (Hettangian-Berriasian) of the North Sea region

Sequence stratigraphy of the Jurassic–Lowermost Cretaceous (Hettangian-Berriasian) of the North Sea region

Author: P. Copestake

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2023-07-26

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1786205920

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Sequence stratigraphy has become a powerful tool in the basin analysis of the North Sea Basin, and will continue to play an important role in the maximization of the remaining hydrocarbon potential of the region, whilst also supporting the energy transition in carbon capture and storage projects with Jurassic storage units. This Memoir provides a long-awaited, comprehensive documentation of Jurassic to lowermost Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the region (UK, Norway, Denmark and adjacent areas). The volume is amply illustrated by numerous well log displays, core images, seismic lines, chronostratigraphic diagrams and outcrop photographs. Individual chapters discuss the historical usage of sequence stratigraphy in the North Sea Jurassic, sequence stratigraphic concepts and models, application in hydrocarbon field development, definition of stratigraphic traps, well sequence interpretation methodology and controls on sequence development. To complete the volume there are further chapters on North Sea Jurassic lithostratigraphy and its relation to sequence stratigraphy, and descriptions of the biozones used to characterize and correlate the sequences.