The Tectonic Origins of Sedimentary Basins: Provenance and Evolution Across Geological Time
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263). This special issue belongs to the section "Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 883
Special Issue Editors
2. Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Planetology, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Interests: sedimentary geology; provenance; sedimentary petrography heavy minerals; mineralogy and geochemistry of soils and sediments; weathering; planetary sciences
2. CRUST Centro InteR, Universitario per L’analisi Sismotettonica Tridimensionale, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Interests: 3D geological model building; seismotectonics; seismic hazard; earthquake geology; active tectonics, structural geology, remote sensing; UAV photogrammetry in RTK/PPK; GNSS data analyses; field digital-geological mapping; GIS-data processing, Sedimentary Geology
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Interests: siliciclastic sediments and sedimentary rocks; sand(stone) composition and provenance; petrography and origin of sand(stone) types
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Interests: planetary sciences; planetary explorations; remote sensing; sedimentary environment
2. CRUST Centro InteRUniversitario per L’analisi Sismotettonica Tridimensionale, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Interests: earthquake rupture process; tectonic geomorphology; structural geological analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The interaction between tectonics and sedimentary basin evolution is a fundamental process that shapes the Earth's surface. Sedimentary basins serve as archives of geological history, recording the dynamic processes that govern the Earth's crust over time. Understanding the tectonic origins and evolution of these basins and the provenance of the sediments that fill them is crucial for reconstructing past and recent environments, tectonic regimes, and paleogeography.
On a global scale, advancements in sand(stone) petrography have provided critical insights for interpreting tectonic setting models, unraveling (paleo)climatic conditions of source areas, whilst understanding and analyzing facies relationships within stratigraphic units. Moreover, these studies contribute to quantifying the overall volume of clastic units within basin fills.
This Special Issue invites multidisciplinary research investigating the complex relationships between tectonics, sedimentary basin formation, and sediment provenance. We encourage contributions that explore these processes across various geological settings and time periods, shedding light on how tectonic forces influence basin evolution and how sedimentary records reveal the history of the Earth's crust. Contributions are also welcome on sedimentary processes on other planetary surfaces, which can be considered terrestrial analogues.
This Special Issue will focus on the following key themes:
- Tectonic controls on basin formation;
- Sedimentary provenance and tectonic evolution through geological time;
- Geodynamic modeling of basin formation;
- Implications for natural resources and geohazards.
Dr. Anna Chiara Tangari
Prof. Dr. Daniele Cirillo
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emilia Le Pera
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lucia Marinangeli
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Francesco Brozzetti
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Keywords
- sedimentary basins
- provenance
- sediment erosion and transport
- paleogeography and paleoclimatology
- stratigraphy and tectono-stratigraphy
- sedimentary petrography
- mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks
- three-dimensional geological modeling
- tectonics
- geo-hazards
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