Evaporitic subtidal stromatolites produced by in situ precipitation: Textures, facies associations, and temporal significance

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1139-1151

  Pope, Michael C ^a,c   Grotzinger, John P ^a   Schreiber, B Charlotte ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; MICROORGANISMS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEAWATER EFFECTS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TEXTURES;

CARBONATE BUILD-UP; CARBONATE PLATFORMS; CARBONATE SEDIMENTS; IN-SITU PRECIPITATION; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; MARINE CARBONATES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; STROMATOLITE GROWTH;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CALCITE; CARBONATE; CARBONATE PLATFORM; DOLOMITE; EVAPORITE; LAMINATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); STROMATOLITE;

EID: 0039009790     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/062099701139     Document Type: Article

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