Brucite microbialites in living coral skeletons: Indicators of extreme microenvironments in shallow-marine settings

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 169-172

  Nothdurft, Luke D ^a   Webb, Gregory E ^a   Buster, Noreen A ^b   Holmes, Charles W ^b   Sorauf, James E ^c   Kloprogge, J T ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brucite; Marine chemistry; Mg Ca ratio; Microbialite; Paleoclimate; Scleractinian coral

Indexed keywords

BRUCITE MICROBIALITES; CORALS; GREAT BARRIER REEF; MICROENVIRONMENTS;

BIOFILMS; CARBONATES; FUNGI; GEOCHEMISTRY; OCEAN HABITATS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REEFS; SEAWATER;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BRUCITE; CORAL REEF; DIAGENESIS; MICROBIALITE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ACROPORA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; MONTASTRAEA; POCILLOPORA; PORITES; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 15744380435     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20932.1     Document Type: Article

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