Factors controlling sediment preservation on a north Jamaican fringing reef: A process-based approach to microfacies analysis

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 633-648

  Perry, Christopher T ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; BIOMINERALIZATION; DISSOLUTION; EROSION; LIME; MINERALS; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY);

BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS; COMPOSITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENETIC PROCESS; PRESERVATION POTENTIAL; PROCESS-BASED APPROACH; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SKELETAL STRUCTURES;

REEFS;

DIAGENESIS; ENVIRONMENT; JAMAICA; LIMESTONE; REEF; SEDIMENT;

FACIES ANALYSIS; FRINGING REEF; LIMESTONE; MICROFACIES; PRESERVATION; SEDIMENTATION;

JAMAICA;

EID: 0042640518     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC4092D-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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