Jurassic-Cretaceous Orogen-Basin Linkages: Stratigraphy and Geochronology of the Western Interior Basin, Alberta and Montana

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dc.contributor.advisorHubbard, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorQuinn, Garrett Michael
dc.contributor.committeememberLeckie, Dale
dc.contributor.committeememberDutchak, Alex
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-15T16:53:44Z
dc.date.available2016-09-15T16:53:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractForeland basins form and fill in response to convergent-margin tectonism; as such, in this thesis the detrital zircon and stratigraphic record of the Western Interior basin (Montana-Alberta) are studied in order to deduce the geological history the North American Cordillera. Detrital zircon data presented here are generally characterized by either: (1) diverse detrital zircon spectra that reflect recycling from pre-foreland sedimentary strata; and (2) detrital zircon spectra dominated by Mesozoic populations, which indicate provenance dominated by the Cordilleran magmatic arc. The spatial and temporal variation amongst populations from across the basin suggest that the orogen evolved through cyclic pulses of tectonism, and that intrabasinal topography and wedge-top evolution significantly influenced development of sediment-routing systems across the basin. Pulses of arc activity are linked to increased subsidence in the basin, which are commonly reflected in stacking patterns of Early Cretaceous fluvial strata.en_US
dc.identifier.citationQuinn, G. M. (2016). Jurassic-Cretaceous Orogen-Basin Linkages: Stratigraphy and Geochronology of the Western Interior Basin, Alberta and Montana (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26695en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26695
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3299
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectGeology
dc.subject.classificationForeland Basinsen_US
dc.subject.classificationWestern Interior Basinen_US
dc.subject.classificationCordilleran Orogenen_US
dc.subject.classificationDetrital Zircon Geochronologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationFluvial Stratigraphyen_US
dc.titleJurassic-Cretaceous Orogen-Basin Linkages: Stratigraphy and Geochronology of the Western Interior Basin, Alberta and Montana
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeology and Geophysics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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