Introduction to Carbonate Facies, Depositional Environments, and Depositional Systems
Robert G. Loucks, Charles Kerans, Xavier Janson
Bureau of Economic Geology
Reservoir Characterization Research Laboratory
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DEFINITION OF FACIES The term “facies” is an important tool in describing ancient rocks, however as the International Stratigraphic Guide (1976) stated, “The general term ‘facies’ has been greatly overworked….If the term is used, it is desirable to make clear the specific kind of facies to which reference is made.” The Glossary of Geology, edited by Bates and Jackson (1987), provides several classes for the use for the term facies: |
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