Submarine Fans and Related Turbidite Systems

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to Submarine Fans and Related Turbidite Systems....Pages 3-5
COMFAN: Needs and Initial Results....Pages 7-11
Diagnostic Parameters for Comparing Modern Submarine Fans and Ancient Turbidite Systems....Pages 13-14
Sedimentary, Tectonic, and Sea-Level Controls....Pages 15-22
Eustatic Control of Submarine Fan Development....Pages 23-28
Submarine Fan Models: Problems and Solutions....Pages 29-35
Potential Petroleum Reservoirs on Deep-Sea Fans off Central California....Pages 35-42
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
Astoria Fan, Pacific Ocean....Pages 45-50
Crati Fan, Mediterranean....Pages 51-57
Delgada Fan, Pacific Ocean....Pages 59-64
La Jolla Fan, Pacific Ocean....Pages 65-70
Magdalena Fan, Caribbean....Pages 71-78
Monterey Fan, Pacific Ocean....Pages 79-86
Navy Fan, Pacific Ocean....Pages 87-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Amazon Fan, Atlantic Ocean....Pages 97-106
Bengal Fan, Indian Ocean....Pages 107-112
Cap-Ferret Fan, Atlantic Ocean....Pages 113-120
Ebro Fan, Mediterranean....Pages 121-127
Indus Fan, Indian Ocean....Pages 129-136
Laurentian Fan, Atlantic Ocean....Pages 137-142
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Mississippi Fan, Gulf of Mexico....Pages 143-150
Rhone Fan, Mediterranean....Pages 151-156
Wilmington Fan, Atlantic Ocean....Pages 157-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Blanca Turbidite System, California....Pages 167-172
Butano Turbidite System, California....Pages 173-178
Cengio Turbidite System, Italy....Pages 179-183
Chugach Turbidite System, Alaska....Pages 185-192
Ferrelo Turbidite System, California....Pages 193-198
Gottero Turbidite System, Italy....Pages 199-204
Hecho Turbidite System, Spain....Pages 205-208
Marnoso-Arenacea Turbidite System, Italy....Pages 209-216
Peira-Cava Turbidite System, France....Pages 217-222
Torlesse Turbidite System, New Zealand....Pages 223-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Brae oilfield Turbidite System, North Sea....Pages 231-236
Kongsfjord Turbidite System, Norway....Pages 237-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Mississippi Fan: Leg 96 Program and Principal Results....Pages 247-252
Depositional Units and Growth Pattern of the Mississippi Fan....Pages 253-257
Mississippi Fan Sedimentary Facies, Composition, and Texture....Pages 259-266
Biostratigraphy and Sedimentation Rates of the Mississippi Fan....Pages 267-273
Drilling Results on the Middle Mississippi Fan....Pages 275-282
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Migratory Characteristics of a Mid-Fan Meander Belt, Mississippi Fan....Pages 283-290
Drilling Results on the Lower Mississippi Fan....Pages 291-298
Consolidated Characteristics and Excess Pore Water Pressures of Mississippi Fan Sediments....Pages 299-309
X-ray Radiography of Mississippi Fan Cores....Pages 311-318
Thin-Section Studies, Mississippi Fan....Pages 319-324
Geochemistry of Mississippi Fan Sediments....Pages 325-329
Petrology of Mississippi Fan Depositional Environments....Pages 331-339
Front Matter....Pages 340-340
Comments and New Directions for Deep-Sea Fan Research....Pages 341-343
Back Matter....Pages 345-351