1. BASIN ANALYSIS Virginia T. McLemore
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM

2. Class notes
Choose an article, read it, and report the important points back to the class
10 min (NO LONGER)
Purpose of paper
Methods used
Conclusion of paper
Your evaluation
Class schedule (April 3, 8, 17, 24, 29, May 8)
Field trip date

3. What is basin analysis?

4. What is basin analysis? Geologic method
Defining and describing a sedimentary basin
Analyze the sediment
Composition
Primary structures
Internal architecture
Describe basin components
Backarc
Forearc
passive margin
Epicontinental
Extensional

5. Controls of basins Sediment supply (uplift of source area)
Subsidence (thrusting, flexing of the lithosphere)—regional tectonic activity
Sea level (climate)
The rates of these processes is more important then their magnitude.

6. Types of Basins

7. Rift basins

10. Passive margin basins

11. Subduction-related basins

13. Subduction-related basins

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16. Subduction-related basins

18. Intracontinental basin

19. Intracontinental basin

20. Syn-orogenic and post-orogenic

21. DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS

23. Depositional environments of sandstones

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26. Depositional environments of sandstones

27. Overbank deposits

28. Sandstone deposits

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30. Sandstone deposits

31. Sandstone deposits

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52. Depositional environments of shales

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