Table Of ContentAndreDw.M iall
TheG eoloogyfF ilwli aDle posits
..
SedimenFtaacriye Bsa,s iAnn alysainsdP, e trolGeeuoml ogy
41cho rrecptreidn ting
Springer
Berlin
Heidelberg
NewY ork
Barcelona
Budapest
HongK ong
London
Milan
Paris
SantCal ara
Singapore
Tokyo
Andrew MDi.a ll
The eology
ofF luviDaelp osits
SedimeynF taacriBeass,Ai nna sliys,
andP etrolGeeuomly o g
4tcho rrepcrtiendt ing
Wit5h0 4F iguarneds3 0T ables
ProfesDsro.Arn dreDw. M iall
UniversoifTt oyr onto
DepartmeonfGt e ology
22R usseSltlr eet
5S3 B1T oronto
Canada
ISBN-10 3-540-5918S6p-r9i ngBeerr lHieni delbNeerwgY ork
ISBN-13 978-3-540-59186-3 BeSrplrHiienni gdeerl bNeerwgY ork
th
4 print2i0n0g6
Thiwso rki ss ubjetcoct o pyriAglhrlti .g hatrser eservwehde,t htehrew holoer p arotf t hem ateriisa l
concernsepde,c ifitchaenl glhyt osf t ranslarteiporni,n rteiunsgoe,f i llustrraetciiotnasbt,ri ooand,c asting,
reproduocntm iiocnr ofoiril nma nyo thewra ya,n ds toraignde a tbaa nks. Dupolfit chaiptsui bolni caotr ion
parttsh ereiospf e rmitotneludyn detrh epr ovisoifto hneGs ermaCno pyriLQahwot f S eptemb9e,1r 9 65i,ni ts
currevnetr siaonndp, e rmissfiouorsn em usatl wabyeso btaifnreodSm p nnger�VVeirollaagt.ai roeln isa btloe
prosecutiotnh Geue nrdmearCn o pyriLgahwt.
Springiesar p arotf S pringSecri ence+BusiMneedsisa
springer.com
©Springer-BVeerrllHiaengi delberg
Print1enGd e rmany
Theu seo fg enerdaels crinpatmievser, e gistnearmeedst ,r ademaertkcis.n,t hipsu blicdaoteinsoo nti mply,
eveinn t hea bsenocfea specisftiact emtehnatstu cnha measr ee xempftr otmh er elevparnott ecltaiwvse
andr egulatainodtn hse reffroerfeeo g re ne1ru as e.
Covedre sigKnO:n kei+Lolplkvae,s heim
Typesetting:P rTehso(smI snodniL at)dN,.e ,w D elhi
ProductAilomnaS:sc himmel
Printainndbg i ndiSntgr:a uOsfsf setdMrourclke,n bach
SPIN1:1 7515P0r2i ntoenad c id-pfarpeeer 3 0/31415/ a4s 3
For Charlene,
Christopher,
anSda rah
Fluvdieaplo srietpsr estehnpetr eserrveecdo orfdo neo ft hmea jonro nmariennev iron
mentTsh.e ayc cumulianlt aer agned s maliln termonvtaalnleei ynts h1be r oavda lloefy s
trunrki veirats h, e weodfga elsl uvfiaanflsl ankairnegoa fsu pliifntt h,oe u twapslha ins
frontmienlgt ignlga ciaenrdis n,c oasptlaal.i Tnhsen atuorfea lluvaisasle mblatgheesi r
lithofcaocmipeoss itvieornt,is ctarla tigrreacpohraidnc,d a rchite-crteufrleae nci tn ter
plaoyfm anyp rocesfsreostm,h wea nderoifni gn divicdhuaanln aeclrso asf sl oodptloa in,
thleo ng-teefrfme ocfut psl iaftn ds ubsideFnlcuev.die aplo sairtaess ensiitnidviec oatfo r
tectopnriocc esasneds ,ac lasrosr uyb tslieg natouftr hecesl imaattt eh e tidmeep oosfi tion.
Theayr teh heo sftosm ra nyp etrolaenudmm i neral deTphoibssoi otikss a. b ouatlt lh ese
subjects.
Thef irpsatr otf t heb ookf,o llowai hnigs toriinctarlo ducctoinosnt,r tuhcest tsr ati
graphfirca mewoorffk l uvdieaplo ssittesbp,y s tespt,a rtwiintlghi thofcaocmibeisn,i ng
thesien taor chiteeclteumreanla tnsdo thefra ciaesss ociaatnidot nhse,sn h owihnogw
thesient, u rcno,m bitnoer epresdeinstt infcltuivvsieta yll es.t hNdeei xstc,u stsuirotnnos
probleomfcs o rrelaatnidto hneb u ildoifnl ga rge-sstcraaltei gfrraampehwioc.r Tkhsese
basin-csocnaslter ucftoirtomhn besa sfiosar d iscusosfci aouns aensdp rocesisnecsl,u ding
autogepnriocc esosfce hsa nnsehli ftainndcg y cliacnidtt hyle,a rgqeure stioofan lsl ogenic
(tectoenuisct,aa tnidcc l,i masteidci)m enctoanrtyr aonldts h dee velopomfeon utri deas
abounto nmarsieneq uenscter atigraphy.
Thef incahla ptaedrdsr eissss uoefcs o ncetropn e trolgeeuoml ogTihsetg se.o metorfy
reserviosdi irssc usasnedpd r,i marreys erhveotierr ogeanreeeiv taileusaf treotdmh peo int
ofv ieowff adeasr chiteacntdpu orreo spietrym�e abcihlairtayc teLraisstttilhcyses,t . r ati
graphaincdt ectodniisct riboufpt eitorno lreeusme rviosai nrasl yzleeda,d itnoag s trati
graphic-tectonico foc ilalan sdgs aifsfi ieclinad ftsli uovndi eaplo saintdsa d, e scripotfi on
selecctaesedex amples.
Theb ooiks i ntenfdoeardd vancsetdu dernetsse,a rcahnedpr rso,f essiEoxntaelnss.i ve
referehnacvebese emna det ot hep ublislhietde raatnudhr uen,d reodfes x amplaensd
diagrahmasv bee epnr ovidIetid s.t ob eh opetdh atth em ethoadnsd c lassifications
proposheedrw ei lals siisnft u turrees eawrocrhak n dr esouprrcoed uction.
My earliweosrtko nf luvsieadli mentwoalsoc gayr rioeudta sp arotfm y doctotrhaels is
reseairntc hhCe a nadiAarnc tIiscl anudnsd,et rh set imulalteiandge rosfth hilepa tBer ian
RustIw. a sa blteo c ontirneusee airnct hh iasr eadsu ritnhge 1 970wsh,i luen dertaking
regiobnaaslsi tnu dfioetrsh Gee ologSiucravloe fyC anadIaa .mg ratetfotu hlee n lightened
managemoefnt thS eu rvaetyt htei mfeo,er n couratghii"nstg h eoreitnitcearfpe'as rtt,i cu
larDloyn S tottth,eD irecotfot rh eI nstiotfuS teed imentaanrdPy e trolGeeuoml oagty
Calgafromyr o sotf m y titmhee. r e
Sincmeym ovet ot hUen iveyrsofTiotronitn1o 9 7m9y,r eseahracsbhe esnu pporbtye d
theN aturSacli enacnedsE ngineeRreisnega Crocuhn coifCl a na.d ahIa vael saot,t imes,
receisvuepdp ofrrto tmh Pee trolReeusme arFcunhd o ft hAem ericCahne micSaolc iety,
andf rovma riopuest rolceoummp aniiensc,l udBirnigtP iesthr oleum I(mUpSeAr)Oi,ia ll,
Union PaPceitfriocn-,aC daaP,e trel-RobaendrW tassocna. nS aomeo ft hceo mpilaotfi on
casset udaineds mappmeitnhgo adnsd i,np artictuhlseae rc,t idoenasl wiingtp he troleum
geolofgoyr,m epda rotfa r epoprrte pafroetrdh jea pan NaOtiiCloon raplo raitni1 o99n1 ,
andI a m vergyr atetfotu hlCe o rporaftoiproe nr misstioio nnc lutdheim sa teriinat lh e
book.
Mosotf t hceh aptienrt sh fei rhsatlo fft hbeo owke rder aftaetUd n iverosfiO txyf ord
whiIlw ea so ns abaticatlhleeirane1v 9e9 19-912Ia. m g ratetfoju olh Dne weCyh,a iorft he
Departmaenndtt ,oP hiAll lemny,h osfto,mr a kinmgy s tatyh ear em emoroanbelL.ea ter
worokn t hebo owka sc ompleattem dy h omeb asaen,d I a pprectihafetl ee xibIilw iatsy
afforbdyem dy ChaiJro,h Wne stgaitnre e,a rranmgyi tnega chtiinmge tatbopl reo vide
blocokfts i mfeo wro rokn t hfei ncahla ptaenrdfs o trh per oductsitoaongf et hbeo o.k
Manyo fm y studeanttt sh eU niverosfiT toyr onhtaov bee comset imulaatnidn g
challencgoilnlge aagnudeI as ,m g ratetfotu hle fmo trh meu tualle arneixnpge ri.e Innc e
particPuhliFalrr a,l iDcakv,iE db erGtrhe,Ng a doJnu)nC owanM,i kBer omlPeayu,Gl o din,
MarkS tepheSnhsu,jY io shiAdnad,r eWwi llainsd,O ctavCiaatnu neahnauv,ge i vemne
mucht ot hinakb ouMto.s otf t heamr qeu otiendt hibso o.k
Ia m gratetfouv la riocuosl leafgourre esa dipnagr tosft heb ook( inclusdoimneg
matertihaawlta so rigipnraelp afroerrde viaerwt iacnldes su bsequeinntcloyr poirnattoe d
thebo oki nst.e Tahde)iirn puhta sb eemno svta luaTbhleeiy.n cluKdeev iBni ddLlaer,s
ClemmensBeonbD, a lrympBlielG,la llowMaayr,t Giinb liJnoghlHn o rnJeo, hHnu bert,
GarKyo cureMki,k eL eedeJri,mL owelPle,t eMrc CabJeu,d iTtoht maPna rriNsohr,m
SmitFhi,n Snu rlyJki,mT uckearn,dP auWlr ig.h MtikLee edderre mwy a ttenttioto hne
earulnyd erstaonfdt ihnpego weorfr ivecrosn taiinnwe odr kbsyP laatnod H ome.r
Photogrhaapvhbese ecno ntribbuyKt eevdi Cnr owlMeiyl,eH sa yeLsl,o yHdo me(ra nd
theI nstiotfuG teeo logaincdaN lu cleSacri enLcte.ds,L oweHru ttN,e wZ ealaMnyd .
thanktosD ale Leckiei nftorro dtuhcTeto imoans)Jz,e rzykieRwaiyc zL,e vGreayn,t
MossoSpa,r aPhr ossDeerr,a Slmdi tahn,d N ormS mi.t Thhef ieplhdo togrfarpohtmsh e
CanadiAarnc twiecr tea kebnym yselnfe,a rallyol f t hemw hilIew ase mploybeydt he
GeologSiucravloe fyC anadCaa,l gaarnydt, h Seu rvieshy e regbrya tefauclklnyo wleadsg ed
thseo urocfet heisle lustrJaitmDi ioxnosan.s siswtiettdhh per eparaotfsi oomnoe f t hese.
Alolt heprh otograarpfehr so mmy o wnr eseacroclhl e.c CthiroiFnsi eldpirnogv igdoeodd
copioefss omeo fh idsi agr.a Smosmeo rigionrar le dralwinn der awinwgesr deo nbey
