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Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks

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This textbook provides an overview of the origin and preservation of carbonate sedimentary rocks. The focus is on limestones and dolostones and the sediments from which they are derived. The approach is general and universal and draws heavily on fundamental discoveries, arresting interpretations, and keystone syntheses that have been developed over the last five decades. The book is designed as a teaching tool for upper level undergraduate classes, a fundamental reference for graduate and research students, and a scholarly source of information for practicing professionals whose expertise lies outside this specialty. The approach is rigorous, with every chapter being designed as a separate lecture on a specific topic that is encased within a larger scheme. The text is profusely illustrated with all colour diagrams and images of rocks, subsurface cores, thin sections, modern sediments, and underwater seascapes. Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/james/carbonaterocks

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ISBN13:9781118652732
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:464
Verschijningsdatum:14-8-2015

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Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv

PART I: CARBONATE SEDIMENTOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW 1

1 CARBONATE ROCKS AND PLATFORMS 5
What are carbonate sedimentary rocks? 6
Why should we care about studying these rocks? 6
What is the scientific approach? 6
The carbonate continuum 7
How do carbonate sediments form? 9
Where are carbonates produced and where do they accumulate? 10
Tectonic settings and the nature of carbonate platforms 11
How do we study carbonate sediments and rocks? 14
Further reading 14

2 CARBONATE CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY 15
Introduction 16
Chemistry 16
Carbonate precipitation and dissolution in the ocean 19
Further reading 21

3 THE CARBONATE FACTORY 22
Introduction 23
Sediment production 23
Component modification 28
Karst and carbonate spring precipitates 36
Further reading 37

4 MARINE CARBONATE FACTORIES AND ROCK CLASSIFICATIONS 38
Introduction 39
Environmental controls 39
Benthic marine factories 46
Pelagic marine factories 47
Limestone classification schemes 47
Further reading 50

5 THE CARBONATE FACTORY: MICROBES AND ALGAE 51
Introduction 52
Microbes and carbonates 52
Microbialites 52
Modern stromatolites 54
Calcimicrobes 60
Calcareous algae 60
Further reading 66

6 THE CARBONATE FACTORY: SINGLE CELLS AND SHELLS 67
Introduction 68
Single ]cell microfossils 68
Macrofossils 71
Further reading 78

7 THE CARBONATE FACTORY: ECHINODERMS AND COLONIAL INVERTEBRATES 79
Introduction 80
Echinoderms 80
Sponges 82
Bryozoans 85
Corals 89
Further reading 93
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