Paper 191 of 383
Published May 31, 2026
Geological investigations frequently encounter observations that appear to support different interpretations. Such conflicts are not necessarily weaknesses in a framework; they may provide valuable information regarding uncertainty, scale dependence, or incomplete understanding.
This paper evaluates methods for resolving constraint conflicts through recurrence testing, structural continuity analysis, geographic persistence, signal weighting, and multi-region comparison.
Reference systems include basin provinces, fold-and-thrust belts, trench systems, volcanic arcs, continental margins, and large-scale geological corridors evaluated throughout the ABC Sequencing program.
The objective is to establish a repeatable methodology for comparing conflicting observations without prematurely discarding useful information.
Within ABC Sequencing, conflict resolution functions as a refinement mechanism. Competing observations are evaluated according to measurable support rather than theoretical preference.
The framework treats disagreement as an opportunity to improve interpretation rather than a reason to abandon investigation.
This paper introduces formal methods for resolving conflicts among competing geological observations using measurable constraint support.
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