Author: Ricketts

January 19, 2021

The mechanical behaviour, or rheology of the lithosphere. Sedimentary basins are regions of long-term

January 19, 2021

Sedimentary basins are lithosphere-scale structures. They occupy the uppermost levels of tectonic plates, responding to

January 19, 2021

An introduction to the dynamics of Sedimentary basins. I don’t know about you, but at

December 10, 2020

Assessing different sequence stratigraphic models. The concept of unconformity-bound sequences was first proposed by Sloss

December 3, 2020

Depositional systems and systems tracts are central to the construction of sequence stratigraphic profiles. Stand

November 23, 2020

Condensed sections record multifarious interactions of physical, biological, and geochemical processes played out over long

November 11, 2020

This post about lapouts (onlap, toplap, downlap, offlap, truncation) is a companion to Clinoforms and

November 6, 2020

Earth’s surface is a time plane. It is a plane of deposition and erosion, of chemical

October 25, 2020

Stratigraphic trends in outcrop and core, and the role they play in identifying parasequence stacking

October 18, 2020

A brief look at identifying shoreline trajectories in stratigraphic successions. This post is part of