Origin of carbonate sedimentary rocks /
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ, USA :
Wiley,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE; PART I CARBONATE SEDIMENTOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW; Introduction; Carbonate minerals and their chemistry; The carbonate factory; The different carbonate factories; Microbes and algae; Invertebrate biofragments; Further reading; CHAPTER 1 CARBONATE ROCKS AND PLATFORMS; What are carbonate sedimentary rocks?; Why should we care about studying these rocks?; What is the scientific approach?; The carbonate continuum; How do carbonate sediments form?; Where are carbonates produced and where do they accumulate?
- Tectonic settings and the nature of carbonate platformsHow do we study carbonate sediments and rocks?; Further reading; CHAPTER 2 CARBONATE CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY; Introduction; Chemistry; Carbonate precipitation and dissolution in the ocean; Further reading; CHAPTER 3 THE CARBONATE FACTORY; Introduction; Sediment production; Component modification; Karst and carbonate spring precipitates; Further reading; CHAPTER 4 MARINE CARBONATE FACTORIES AND ROCK CLASSIFICATIONS; Introduction; Environmental controls; Benthic marine factories; Pelagic marine factories; Limestone classification schemes
- Further readingCHAPTER 5 THE CARBONATE FACTORY: MICROBES AND ALGAE; Introduction; Microbes and carbonates; Microbialites; Modern stromatolites; Calcimicrobes; Calcareous algae; Further reading; CHAPTER 6 THE CARBONATE FACTORY: SINGLE CELLS AND SHELLS; Introduction; Single-cell microfossils; Macrofossils; Further reading; CHAPTER 7 THE CARBONATE FACTORY: ECHINODERMS AND COLONIAL INVERTEBRATES; Introduction; Echinoderms; Sponges; Bryozoans; Corals; Further reading; PART II CARBONATE DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS: AN OVERVIEW; Introduction; Terrestrial systems; Strandline systems; Marine systems
- Further readingCHAPTER 8 LACUSTRINE CARBONATES; Introduction; Modern lakes: Zonation and classification; Controls on lake sedimentation; Lake sedimentation; Lacustrine microbialites; Classification of ancient lake deposits; Further reading; CHAPTER 9 CARBONATE SPRINGS; Introduction; Spring systems; Classification of springs; Tufa, travertine, or sinter?; Biota of spring systems; Carbonate precipitation in spring systems; Spring architecture; Calcareous spring carbonate facies; Further reading; CHAPTER 10 WARM-WATER NERITIC CARBONATE DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS; Introduction; The carbonate factory
- Depositional systemsFurther reading; CHAPTER 11 THE COOL-WATER NERITIC REALM; Introduction; The Carbonate Factory; Depositional settings; Warm-temperate carbonates; Cool-temperate carbonates; Cold-water, polar carbonate systems; The rock record; Further reading; CHAPTER 12 MUDDY PERITIDAL CARBONATES; Introduction; Andros Island: The Bahamas; Shark Bay: Western Australia; The United Arab Emirates: Persian Gulf; Stratigraphy; The shallowing-upward peritidal cycle; How do numerous peritidal cycles form?; Temporal variations on the peritidal cycle theme; Further reading