Origin of meter-scale submarine cavities and herringbone calcite cement in a Cambrian microbial reef, Ledger Formation (U.S.A.)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 914-923

  De Wet, Carol B ^a   Frey, Holli M ^b   Gaswirth, Stephanie B ^c   Mora, Claudia I ^d   Rahnis, Michael ^a   Bruno, Caroline R ^e  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; REEFS; SUBMARINES;

ABRUPT TRANSITION; CALCITE PRECIPITATION; DIAGENETIC ALTERATION; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; MICROBIAL FABRICS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE VALUES; OXYGEN REDUCTION; THRESHOLD LEVELS;

CALCITE;

CALCITE; CAMBRIAN; CAVITY; CEMENTATION; CORAL REEF; DEWATERING; DIAGENESIS; POROSITY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 11044222530     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/040404740914     Document Type: Article

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