Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
5.1
2.1
Journals
Geosciences
Special Issues
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: “Sedimentology and Stratigraphy”
share announcement

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: “Sedimentology and Stratigraphy”

A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263). This special issue belongs to the section "Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 1447

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Roberta Somma

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy
Interests: forensic geology; geology; sedimentology; geological mapping; remote sensing; litho-biostratigraphy; structural geology; active tectonics; interplay of tectonics and sedimentation; carbonates; exploration geophysics; quaternary geology; geoheritage; geotourism
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Dr. Sabatino Ciarcia

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Università degli Studi del Sannio, 82100 Benevento, Italy
Interests: sedimentology; basin analysis; stratigraphy; field geology; wedge-top basins
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the main advances in the field of sedimentology and stratigraphy. Sedimentology analyses the processes of formation, transport, deposition, and diagenesis of sediments and sedimentary rocks. Stratigraphy, based on the use  stratigraphic principles, explores how sediments and sedimentary rocks are accumulated in the diverse sedimentary environments widespread from marine environments to continental areas. Consequently, sedimentary rocks are recorders of the Earth’s ancient surface and its related evolution through space and time.

The main aims of the Special Issue will consist of bringing together research that studies sedimentological and stratigraphic data using advanced techniques, methods, and models with the goal of discussing wider contemporary implications. The Special Issue will cover topics concerning facies analysis, the processes of fluid transport, and petroleum geology, and links between erosion, deposition, climate, and tectonics.

Contributions from researchers worldwide that tackle key questions or comprehensive reviews of the current state of the art in sedimentology and stratigraphy are welcome.

We sincerely invite you to be part of this collaborative endeavor.

Dr. Roberta Somma
Dr. Sabatino Ciarcia
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Geosciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • sediment composition, texture, and structure
  • contamination of modern sediments
  • sedimentary structures
  • facies analysis
  • depositional systems
  • sequence stratigraphy
  • basin analysis
  • paleoenvironments
  • palaeoclimate
  • stratigraphic correlation
  • lithostratigraphy
  • biostratigraphy
  • geochronology
  • chronostratigraphy
  • magnetostratigraphy

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

  • Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
  • Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
  • Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
  • External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
  • Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.

Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.

Published Papers (2 papers)

Download All Papers
Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

36 pages, 12719 KB  
Article
Petrogenesis and Provenance of the Triassic Metasedimentary Succession in the Sakar Unit, Bulgaria: Constraints from Petrology, Geochemistry, and U-Pb Detrital Geochronology
by Tzvetomila Filipova Vladinova and Milena Georgieva Georgieva
Geosciences 2025, 15(9), 343; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15090343 (registering DOI) - 2 Sep 2025
Abstract
This study investigates the metasedimentary sequences of terrigenous–carbonate Sakar-type Triassic (TCSTT) and Sakar-type Triassic (STT) in the Sakar Unit, southeastern Bulgaria. Both share lithological similarities (alternation of carbonate–silicate schists, mica schists, marbles, and impure marbles) and are affected by post-Triassic metamorphism, but with [...] Read more.
This study investigates the metasedimentary sequences of terrigenous–carbonate Sakar-type Triassic (TCSTT) and Sakar-type Triassic (STT) in the Sakar Unit, southeastern Bulgaria. Both share lithological similarities (alternation of carbonate–silicate schists, mica schists, marbles, and impure marbles) and are affected by post-Triassic metamorphism, but with differences in metamorphic grade and partly in the variation of potential sources of the sedimentary material. STT shows a higher metamorphic grade (lower amphibolite facies) when compared to TCSTT (lower greenschist facies). Petrographic observations and geochemical analyses indicate protoliths composed of arkosic sandstones, shales, and limestones derived from a quartz-dominated source with minor contributions from intermediate magmatic sources. The U-Pb geochronology of the detrital zircons reveals a dominant Carboniferous age complemented by an Early Ordovician age, which is consistent with the presence of Carboniferous–Permian igneous rocks in the basement. The presence of Early Paleozoic and Cambrian–Neoproterozoic zircons in the detrital zircon populations suggests that older rocks of the basement of the Sakar Unit and the Srednogorie Zone are also sources of the sedimentary material. Based on the immobile trace element content and discrimination diagrams, the siliciclastic component originates from rocks formed in a continental-arc setting. REE patterns indicate a negative Eu anomaly inherited from granitic-source rocks. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: “Sedimentology and Stratigraphy”)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

38 pages, 13807 KB  
Article
A Sediment Provenance Study of Middle Jurassic to Cretaceous Strata in the Eastern Sverdrup Basin: Implications for the Exhumation of the Northeastern Canadian-Greenlandic Shield
by Michael A. Pointon, Helen Smyth, Jenny E. Omma, Andrew C. Morton, Simon Schneider, Stephen J. Rippington, Berta Lopez-Mir, Quentin G. Crowley, Dirk Frei and Michael J. Flowerdew
Geosciences 2025, 15(8), 313; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15080313 - 12 Aug 2025
Viewed by 666
Abstract
The Sverdrup Basin, Arctic Canada, is ideally situated to contain an archive of tectono-magmatic and climatic events that occurred within the wider Arctic region, including the exhumation of the adjacent (northeastern) part of the Canadian-Greenlandic Shield. To test this, a multi-analytical provenance study [...] Read more.
The Sverdrup Basin, Arctic Canada, is ideally situated to contain an archive of tectono-magmatic and climatic events that occurred within the wider Arctic region, including the exhumation of the adjacent (northeastern) part of the Canadian-Greenlandic Shield. To test this, a multi-analytical provenance study of Middle Jurassic to Cretaceous sandstones from the eastern Sverdrup Basin was undertaken. Most of the samples analysed were recycled from sedimentary rocks of the Franklinian Basin, with possible additional contributions from the Mesoproterozoic Bylot basins and metasedimentary shield rocks. The amount of high-grade metamorphic detritus in samples from central Ellesmere Island increased from Middle Jurassic times. This is interpreted to reflect exhumation of the area to the southeast/east of the Sverdrup Basin. Exhumation may have its origins in Middle Jurassic extension and uplift along the northwest Sverdrup Basin margin. Rift-flank uplift along the Canadian–West Greenland conjugate margin and lithospheric doming linked with the proximity of the Iceland hotspot and/or the emplacement of the Cretaceous High Arctic Large Igneous Province may have contributed to exhumation subsequently. The southeast-to-northwest thickening of Jurassic to Early Cretaceous strata across the Sverdrup Basin may be a distal effect of exhumation rather than rifting in the Sverdrup or Amerasia basins. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: “Sedimentology and Stratigraphy”)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-2
Back to TopTop