Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: James, Noel P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : American Geophysical Union, 2015.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Table of Contents
  • PREFACE
  • Key reference texts
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE
  • PART I: CARBONATE SEDIMENTOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW
  • 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 platforms
  • How 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 reading
  • CHAPTER 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
  • CHAPTER 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 systems
  • Further 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

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