Earth's Glacial Record

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511628900

Glacial deposits provide a long-term record of climate and sea level changes on Earth. Detailed study of sedimentary rocks deposited during and immediately after glacial episodes is paramount to accurate palaeoclimatic reconstructions and for our understanding of global climatic and eustatic changes. This book presents new information and interpretations of the ancient glacial record, looking in particular at the Late Proterozoic and Late Paleozoic eras. The influence of global tectonics on the origins and distribution of ice masses and the character of glacial deposits through geologic time is emphasised. Sequence stratigraphic techniques are applied to glaciogenic successions, and explanations for possible low-latitude glaciation during the Late Proterozoic era and the association of carbonate deposits with glaciogenic rocks are put forward. Early interglacial conditions, represented by dark grey mudrocks and ice keel scour features are discussed. These studies, from key workers in International Geological Correlation Program Project 260, will aid the understanding of the Earth's climatic history.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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List of contributors
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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1 - Geodynamic controls on glaciation in Earth history
pp 1-28
- By N. Eyles, G.M. Young
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2 - Glacial-marine facies in a continental rift environment: Neoproterozoic rocks of the western United States Cordillera
pp 29-46
- By P.K. Link, J.M.G. Miller, N. Christie-Blick
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3 - The Neoproterozoic Konnarock Formation, southwestern Virginia, USA: glaciolacustrine facies in a continental rift
pp 47-59
- By J.M.G. Miller
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4 - Glaciogenic deposits of the Permo-Carboniferous Dwyka Group in the eastern region of the Karoo Basin, South Africa
pp 60-69
- By V. Von Brunn
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5 - Itararé Group: Gondwanan Carboniferous-Permian of the Paraná Basin, Brazil
pp 70-82
- By A.B. França
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6 - The interpretation of massive rain-out and debris-flow diamictites from the glacial marine environment
pp 83-94
- By J.N.J. Visser
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7 - Neoproterozoic tillite and tilloid in the Aksu area, Tarim Basin, Uygur Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Northwest China
pp 95-100
- By Lu Songnian, Gao Zhenjia
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8 - Lithology, sedimentology and genesis of the Zhengmuguan Formation of Ningxia, China
pp 101-108
- By Zheng Zhaochang, Li Yuzhen, Lu Songnian, Li Huaikun
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9 - Architectural styles of glacially influenced marine deposits on tectonically active and passive margins
pp 109-120
- By M.R. Gipp
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10 - Marine to non-marine sequence architecture of an intracratonic glacially related basin. Late Proterozoic of the West African platform in western Mali
pp 121-145
- By J.N. Proust, M. Deynoux
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11 - The enigmatic Late Proterozoic glacial climate: an Australian perspective
pp 146-164
- By G.E. Williams
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12 - Isotopic signatures of carbonates associated with Sturtian (Neoproterozoic) glacial facies, central Flinders Ranges, South Australia
pp 165-175
- By A.R. Crossing, V.A. Gostin
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13 - Reactive carbonate in glacial systems: a preliminary synthesis of its creation, dissolution and reincarnation
pp 176-192
- By I.J. Fairchild, L. Bradby, B. Spiro
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14 - A Permian argillaceous syn- to post-glacial foreland sequence in the Karoo Basin, South Africa
pp 193-203
- By J.N.J. Visser
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15 - A palaeoenvironmental study of black mudrock in the glacigenic Dwyka Group from the Boshof-Hertzogville region, northern part of the Karoo Basin, South Africa
pp 204-214
- By D.I. Cole, A.D.M. Christie
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16 - Late Paleozoic post-glacial inland sea filled by fine-grained turbidites: Mackellar Formation, Central Transantarctic Mountains
pp 215-233
- By M.F. Miller, J.W. Collinson
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17 - Ice scouring structures in Late Paleozoic rhythmites, Paraná Basin, Brazil
pp 234-240
- By A.C. Rocha-Campos, P.R. Dos Santos, J.R. Canuto
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18 - Soft-sediment striated surfaces and massive diamicton facies produced by floating ice
pp 241-259
- By C.M.T. Woodworth-Lynas, J.A. Dowdeswell
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19 - Environmental evolution during the early phase of Late Proterozoic glaciation, Hunan, China
pp 260-266
- By Qi Rui Zhang
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-x

List of contributors
pp xi-xii

Preface
pp xiii-xvi

Acknowledgements
pp xvii-xvii

1 - Geodynamic controls on glaciation in Earth history
pp 1-28

2 - Glacial-marine facies in a continental rift environment: Neoproterozoic rocks of the western United States Cordillera
pp 29-46

3 - The Neoproterozoic Konnarock Formation, southwestern Virginia, USA: glaciolacustrine facies in a continental rift
pp 47-59

4 - Glaciogenic deposits of the Permo-Carboniferous Dwyka Group in the eastern region of the Karoo Basin, South Africa
pp 60-69

5 - Itararé Group: Gondwanan Carboniferous-Permian of the Paraná Basin, Brazil
pp 70-82

6 - The interpretation of massive rain-out and debris-flow diamictites from the glacial marine environment
pp 83-94

7 - Neoproterozoic tillite and tilloid in the Aksu area, Tarim Basin, Uygur Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Northwest China
pp 95-100

8 - Lithology, sedimentology and genesis of the Zhengmuguan Formation of Ningxia, China
pp 101-108

9 - Architectural styles of glacially influenced marine deposits on tectonically active and passive margins
pp 109-120

10 - Marine to non-marine sequence architecture of an intracratonic glacially related basin. Late Proterozoic of the West African platform in western Mali
pp 121-145

11 - The enigmatic Late Proterozoic glacial climate: an Australian perspective
pp 146-164

12 - Isotopic signatures of carbonates associated with Sturtian (Neoproterozoic) glacial facies, central Flinders Ranges, South Australia
pp 165-175

13 - Reactive carbonate in glacial systems: a preliminary synthesis of its creation, dissolution and reincarnation
pp 176-192

14 - A Permian argillaceous syn- to post-glacial foreland sequence in the Karoo Basin, South Africa
pp 193-203

15 - A palaeoenvironmental study of black mudrock in the glacigenic Dwyka Group from the Boshof-Hertzogville region, northern part of the Karoo Basin, South Africa
pp 204-214

16 - Late Paleozoic post-glacial inland sea filled by fine-grained turbidites: Mackellar Formation, Central Transantarctic Mountains
pp 215-233

17 - Ice scouring structures in Late Paleozoic rhythmites, Paraná Basin, Brazil
pp 234-240

18 - Soft-sediment striated surfaces and massive diamicton facies produced by floating ice
pp 241-259

19 - Environmental evolution during the early phase of Late Proterozoic glaciation, Hunan, China
pp 260-266

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