Hubbard, StephenFletcher, Sean2013-07-182013-11-122013-07-182013http://hdl.handle.net/11023/843Upper Cretaceous strata outcropping in the vicinity of Laguna Figueroa, southern Chile record the sedimentary processes of a deep-water, slope channel depositional setting within the Magallanes foreland basin. The strata investigated is exposed over a 6 km long by 100 m thick depositional dip-oriented outcrop, which is cross cut by numerous gullies that provide strike perspectives. Measured sections, paleoflow measurements, photomosaic interpretations, and geo-referenced stratigraphic surfaces are used to construct a 3-D digital outcrop-based model that consists of a hierarchy of channelform sedimentary bodies. Five mappable channel elements, 10-20 m thick, comprise a single 60 m thick channel complex. The succession of channel element deposits transition from laterally offset to more vertically aligned down-slope over 2 km. Similar architectural transitions are common to conduits that transect topographically complex slope systems on numerous continental margins, including petroliferous regions of west Africa and the Nile Delta.engUniversity 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.GeologyDeep WaterSlope ChannelPatagoniaTres Pasos Formationmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/27886