Glacioeustatic control of a late-middle Eocene oxygen isotope record is evident from the comparison of such a record with an independent proxy for sea-level. The data, δ18O and planktonic:benthic foraminifera ratios, were determined from samples of the Mossy Grove Core, Hinds County, Mississippi. The temporal order of magnitude for the glacioeustatic cycles, while smaller than two other orders of sea level change identified from this sedimentary package, is comparable to those associated with Milankovitch cycles. Refinement of the sample interval’s sequence statigraphy recognizes a Healing Phase Unit and allowed for identification of the time stratigraphic condensed section. Identification of the condensed section allows for the correlation of this sequence to other sections in the Gulf Coast. / Department of Geology
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/186426 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Hurley, John Vincent |
| Contributors | Fluegeman, Richard H. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | viii, 95 leaves : ill., map ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
| Coverage | n-us-ms |
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