Geological Background to Carbonate Sedimentation
Maurice Edwin Tucker, V. Paul Wright
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Maurice Edwin Tucker, V. Paul Wright
Abstract
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Major controls on carbonate sedimentation Carbonate facies and facies sequences Carbonate platforms Carbonate rimmed shelves Carbonate ramps Epeiric carbonate platforms Isolated carbonate platforms Drowned carbonate platforms Carbonate cycles Tectonic context of carbonate platforms
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This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Major controls on carbonate sedimentation Carbonate facies and facies sequences Carbonate platforms Carbonate rimmed shelves Carbonate ramps Epeiric carbonate platforms Isolated carbonate platforms Drowned carbonate platforms Carbonate cycles Tectonic context of carbonate platforms
Key concepts: Carbonate, Facies, Geology, Sedimentation, Context (archaeology), Carbonate platform, Carbonate rock, Geochemistry