Reconstruction of paleolithodynamic formation conditions of Cambrian-Ordovician sandstones in the Northwestern Russian platform

Berthault, Guy; Lalomov, A. V.; Tugarova, M.A.

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“…Calculated velocities of flow decrease from west to east for every Member of the sequence. Taking into account parameters of the Members and lithodynamic characteristics of the drift, and using method of "reservoir sedimentation" [3], calculated duration of LPS sequence is not more than 5000 years [4]. It is evidence that sedimentation of the sequence was geologically momentary episode within the Middle Cambrian -Early Ordovician interval of the stratigraphic time-scale.…”

Section: Calculation Of the Drift Parameters And Sedimentation Duratimentioning

confidence: 98%

Sedimentological Conditions of Early Paleozoic Paleobasin in the Northwestern Russian Platform: Reconstruction of Paleolithodynamics and Mineral Resources

Lalomov¹,

Berthault²

2013

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Reconstruction of characteristics of sedimentary environments of the Lower Paleozoic Sandstone (hereafter LPS) sequence in the northwestern Russian platform based on granulometric and texture analyses reveals high paleohydrodynamic conditions of sedimentation which decrease to moderate in south-east direction. Determination of quantitative paleolithodynamic parameters showed that the real sedimentation duration was considerably less than the related stratigraphic scale interval that is evidence of long interrupt of sedimentation and re-deposition of the clastic material. Study of paleolithodynamics is significant both for reconstruction of the paleobasin history and assessment of mineral resources.

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Section: Calculation Of the Drift Parameters And Sedimentation Duratimentioning

confidence: 98%

Sedimentological Conditions of Early Paleozoic Paleobasin in the Northwestern Russian Platform: Reconstruction of Paleolithodynamics and Mineral Resources

Lalomov¹,

Berthault²

2013

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“…The time determined by this method, applied to the aforementioned Cambrian-Ordovician sandstones, represents 0.05% of the time of the geological scale. The report of this study was published in 2011 in "Lithology and Mineral Resources", journal of the Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Geology of Russia [12].…”

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The Fatal Consequences of a Priori in the Natural Sciences, to be Replaced by Facts

2019

Geol, Earth and Mar Sci

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The conception of the universe through the agesLet us first speak, in Astronomy, of the original conception of the Universe, based on appearances. Every man, sailing on the sea, far from the coast, in good weather, sees the sky horizontally, in all directions, and vertically. He speaks of "celestial vault, '' an apparent sphere on which, by clear night, moves, together with the stars "carried" by it. That was what was described by Aristotle in his "De Coelo". Four centuries later, the astronomer Claude Ptolémée, in his work "L'Almageste", reporting on measurements of the positions of known planets he had compiled, consecrated the philosophical theory of Aristotle as a scientific theory, which were taught in Christian universities in the Middle Ages. However, in the 3 rd century BC, Aristarchus of Samos, adopting also the existence of the sphere of the fixed stars, postulated that the sun was the center. There were then, in the time of Ancient Greece and Rome, two philosophical schools, which agreed on the existence of this sphere carrying the fixed stars, but opposed on which star was at the center, either the Earth or the sun. This quarrel would re-emerge in the midst of Christianity in the Middle Ages. Copernicus, canon and astronomer, wondering about the irregular orbits described by the planets around the Earth, completed the calculations of the positions of the planets of Ptolemy and "demonstrated" that they revolved around the sun; he, however, attributed to them, by his approximate calculations of their distance from the sun, circular orbits which Kepler soon showed to be ellipses whose sun was a focus. Copernicus reported his theory in the work "De Revolutionibus Orbium Caelestium", published in 1543, which was sent after his death, by his friend Osiander, to Pope Paul III.In his Preface, Copernicus, applying to the Earth the status of a planet, affirmed without proving that it revolved around the sun, and that, therefore, it was the sun that was the center of the world, quoting Trismegistus. who called the sun "visible god". Pope Paul III and his successors did not react. Tycho Brahé, astronomer of the king of Denmark, made at this time many measurements of the position and distance of the planets in the solar system, that Kepler would use and supplement by the particular study of Mars, which would lead him to formulate his three Laws in "Astronomia Nova" and "Harmonices Mundi". Tycho Brahé had just remarked that the apparent position of the sun and the planets, seen from the Earth, remained the same whether the sun revolved around the Earth or vice versa. But the temptation to consider the Earth as any other planet was too strong and Kepler adopted the Copernicus hypothesis.Then came Galileo. The latter, a teacher at the University of Padua and persuaded of his success in astronomy, affirmed himself high and strong Copernican. The Church then reacted by the decree of 1616, which condemned two Copernican propositions: a. The sun is the center of the world, and b. The Earth is not the center of the world ...

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“…Lalomov (2007) [11] used this technique to estimate the sedimentation duration of various formations in Russia. In particular, Berthault et al (2011) [12] showed that Cambrian Ordovician sandstone in the St. Petersburg region represents less than 0.05% of the time attributed to it by the stratigraphic time scale.…”

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Orogenesis: Cause of Sedimentary Formations

Berthault¹

2013

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Experiments on stratification discussed here have revealed the mechanical nature of lamination as well as the role of turbulent current as agent of stratification. They challenge Steno's principle that superposed strata are successive sedimentary layers. They show that relative chronology should not be referred to as "stages" but as "sequences" of series. The rock formation studied by Lalomov shows that the duration of sedimentation could be considerably shorter than indicated by the Geological Time Scale. The latter scale corresponds to large marine transgressions and regressions that can result from the shift of polar axis following such major orogeneses as the Caledonian, Hercynian and Alpine. Figure 2. Lamination from flowing of dry sediments.

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Reconstruction of paleolithodynamic formation conditions of Cambrian-Ordovician sandstones in the Northwestern Russian platform

Cited by 9 publications

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Sedimentological Conditions of Early Paleozoic Paleobasin in the Northwestern Russian Platform: Reconstruction of Paleolithodynamics and Mineral Resources

Sedimentological Conditions of Early Paleozoic Paleobasin in the Northwestern Russian Platform: Reconstruction of Paleolithodynamics and Mineral Resources

The Fatal Consequences of a Priori in the Natural Sciences, to be Replaced by Facts

Orogenesis: Cause of Sedimentary Formations

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