Petrography and significance of zoned dolomite cements from the Cayman formation (Miocene) of Cayman Brac, British West Indies

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-109

  Jones, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DISSOLUTION; ETCHING; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CALCITE PRECIPITATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; DIFFERENT TIME SCALE; DOLOMITE DISSOLUTION; LONG-TERM VARIABILITY; MODULATED STRUCTURES; PHYSIOCHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS; SHORT-TERM VARIATIONS;

CEMENTS;

CEMENTATION; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITE; MIOCENE; PETROGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAYMAN BRAC; CAYMAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 2042500465     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/052403740095     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. BATHURST, R.G.C., 1975, Carbonate Sediments and their Diagenesis: Amsterdam, Elsevier. Developments in Sedimentology, no. 12, 658 p.
2. BERNER, R.A., 1978, Rate control on mineral dissolution under earth surface conditions: American Journal of Science, v. 278, p. 1235-1252.
3. BERNER, R.A., 1981, Kinetics of weathering and diagenesis: Mineralogical Society of America, Reviews in Mineralogy, v. 8, p. 111-134.
4. BERNER, R.A., AND MORSE, J.W., 1974, Dissolution kinetics of calcium carbonate in sea water. IV. Theory of calcite dissolution: American Journal of Science, v. 274, p. 108-134.
5. BLAKE, D.F., PEACOR, D.R., AND WILKINSON, B.H., 1982, The sequence and mechanism of low temperature dolomite formation: calcian dolomites in a Pennsylvanian Echinoderm: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 52, p. 59-70.
6. BRINKLEY, K.L., WILKINSON, B.H., AND OWEN, R.M., 1980, Vadose beachrock cementation along a southeastern Michigan marl lake: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 50, p. 953-962.
7. Cander, H.S., 1994, An example of mixing-zone dolomite. Middle Eocene Avon Park Formation, Floridian Aquifer system: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. A64, p, 615-629.
8. CONSTANTZ, B.R., 1986, The primary surface area of corals and variations in their susceptibility to diagenesis, in Schroeder, J.H., and Purser, B.H., eds., Reef Diagenesis: Berlin, Springer-Verlag, p. 53-76.
9. CROWE, A.S., AND LONGSTAFFE, F.J., 1987, Extension of geochemical modelling techniques to brines: coupling of the Pitzer equations to PHREEQE: Proceedings of the National Water Well Conference on Solving Groundwater Problems with Models, p. 110-129.
10. FOLK, R.L., CHAFETZ, H.S., AND TIEZZI, P.A., 1985, Bizarre forms of depositional and diagenetic calcite in hot-spring travertines, central Italy, in Schneidermann, N., and Harris, P.M., eds., Carbonate Cements: SEPM, Special Publication 36, p. 349-369.
11. FOLK, R.L., AND LAND, L.S., 1975, Mg/Ca ratio and salinity: two controls over crystallization of dolomite: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Bulletin, v. 59, p. 60-68.
12. FOUKE, B.W., AND REEDER, R.J., 1992, Surface structural controls on dolomite composition: evidence from sectoral zoning: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 56, p. 4015-4024.
13. FOLK, R.L., AND SIEDLECKA, A., 1974, The schizohaline environment: its sedimentary and diagenetic fabrics as exemplified by Late Paleozoic rocks of Bear Island, Svalbard: Sedimentary Geology, v. 11, p. 1-15.
14. FOLK, R.L., ROBERTS, H,H., AND MOQRE, C.H., 1973, Black pbytokarst from Hell, Cayman Islands, British West Indies: Geological Society of America, Bulletin, v. 84, p. 2351-2360.
15. GIVEN, R.K., AND WILKINSON, B.H., 1985, Kinetic control of morphology composition and mineralogy of abioTic sedimentary carbonates: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 55. p. 109-119.
16. HUMPHREY, J.D., 1988, Late Pleistocene mixing zone dolomitization, southeastern Barbados, West Indies- Sedimentology. v. 35, p. 327-348.
17. HUMPHREY, J.D., AND RADIEF, E.M., 1991, Dolomite stoichiometric variability resulting from changing aquifer conditions, Barbados. West Indies: Sedimentary Geology, v. 71, p. 129-136.
18. JONES, B., 1987. The alteration of sparry calcite crystals in a vadose setting. Grand Cayman Island Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 24, p. 2292-2304.
19. JONES, B., 1989, Syntaxial overgrowths on dolomite crystals in the Bluff Formation, Grand Cayman, British West Indies: Journal of Sedimentary, Petrology, v. 59, p. 839-847.
20. JONES. B., 1992, Void-filling deposits in karst terrains of isolated Oceanic islands: a case study from Tertiary carbonates of the Cayman Islands: Sedimentology, v. 39, p. 857-876.
21. JONES, B., 1994, Geology of the Cayman Islands, in Brunt, M.A., and Davie,. J.E., eds., The Cayman Islands: Natural History End Biogeography: Dordrecht. The Netherlands, Kluwer, p. 13-49.
22. JONES, B., AND HUNTER, I.G., 1989. The Oligocene-Miocene Bluff Formation on Grand Cayman: Caribbean Journal of Science, v. 25. p. 71-85.
23. JONES, B., AND HUNTER, I.G., 1994. Evolution of an isolated carbonate bank during Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene times, Cayman Brac. British West Indies: Facies, v. 30. p. 25-50.
24. JONES, B., AND LUTH, R.W., 2002. Dolostones from Grand Cayman, British West Indies: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 72, p. 560-570.
25. JONES, B., AND RENAUT, R.W., 1996, Skeletal crystals of calcite and trona from hot-spring deposits in Kenya and New Zealand: Journal of Sedimentary, Research, v. 66, p. 265-274.
26. JONES, B., HUNTER. I.G., AND KYSER, T.K., 1994a, Revised stratigraphic nomenclature for Tertiary strata of the Cayman Islands, British West Indies: Caribbean Journal of Science, v. 30, p. 53-68.
27. JONES, B.. HUNTER, I.G., AND KYSER, T.K., 1994b. Stratigraphy of the Bluff Formation (Miocene-Pliocene) and the newly defined Brac Formation (Oligocene). Cayman Brac. British West Indies: Caribbean Journal of Science, v. 30, p. 30-51.
28. JONES, B., LOCKHART, E.B., AND SQUAIR. C., 1984. Phreatic and vadose cements in the Tertiary Bluff Formation of Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies: Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. v. 32, p. 382-397.
29. JONES, B , LUTH, R.W., AND MACNEIL., A.J., 2001, Powder X-ray analysis of homogeneous and heterogeneous dolostones: Journal of Sedimentary Research. v. 71, p. 791-800.
30. JONES, B., PLEYDELL, S.A., NG, K.C., AND LONGSTAFFE, F.J., 1989, Formation of poikitotopic calcite-dolomite fabrics in the Oligocene-Miocene Bluff Formation of Grand Cayman. British West Indies: Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, v. 37. p. 255-265.
31. KALDI, J., AND GIDMAN, J., 1982. Early diagenetic dolomite cements: examples from the Permian Lower Magnesian Limestone of England and the Pleistocene carbonates of the Bahamas: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 52, p. 1073-1085.
32. KATZ, A., 1971, Zoned dolomite crystals: Journal of Geology, v. 79, p. 38-51.
33. KEITH, R.E., AND GIRMAN, J.J., 1960, Dislocation etch pits and plastic deformation in calcite; Acta Metallurgica, v. 8, p. 1-10.
34. LAND, L.S., 1973, Contemporaneous dolomitization of middle Pleistocene reefs by meteoric water, north Jamaica: Bulletin of Marine Science, v. 23, p. 64-92.
35. LIPS, R.F.A., 1993, Speleogenesis on Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. [unpublished M.Sc. thesis]: McMaster University, 223 p.
36. LUMSDEN, D.N., AND CHIMAHUSKY, J.S., 1980, Relationship between dolomite nonstoichiometry and carbonate facies parameters. in Zenger, D.H., Dunham, J.B., and Ethinglon, R.L., eds., Concepts and Models of Dolomitization: SEPM, Special Publication 28, p. 123-137.
37. MACNEIL, A.J. 2001. Sedimentology, diagenesis, and dolomitization of the Pedro Castle Formation on Cayman Brac, British West Indies (unpublished M. Sc. thesis]: University of Alberta, Edmonton. 128 p.
38. MISER, D.E., SWINNEA, J.S., AND STEINFINK, H., 1987, TEM observations and X-ray crystal-structure refinement of a twinned dolomite with a modulated microstructure: American Mineralogist. v. 72. p. 188-193.
39. MORAD, S., MARFIL, R., AL-AASM, I.S., AND GOMEZ-GRAS, D., 1992, The role of mixing-zone dolomitization in sandstone cementation: evidence from the Triassic Buntsandstein, the Iberian Range. Spain: Sedimentary Geology. v. 80, p. 53-65.
40. MORSE, J.W., 1983. The kinetics of calcium carbonate dissolution and precipitation, in Reeder, R.J., ed., Carbonates: Mineralogy and Chemistry: Mineralogical Society of America, Reviews in Mineralogy, v. 11, p. 227-264.
41. MORSE, J.W., AND ARVIDSON, R.S., 2002, The dissolution kinetics of major sedimentary carbonate minerals: Earth-Science Reviews, v. 58, p. 51-84.
42. NAIMAN, E.R., BEIN, A., AND FOLK, R.L., 1983, Complex polyhedral crystals of limpid dolomite with halite. Permian Upper Clear Fork and Glorieta Formations, Texas: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 53, p. 549-555.
43. NG, K.-C., AND JONES, B., 1990, Porosity and permeability development in the Oligocene-Miocene Bluff Formation. GrAnd Cayman: 12th Caribbean Geological Conference. Transactions. p. 115-124.
44. NG, K.-C., & JONES, B., 1995. Hydrogeochimistry of Grand Cayman, British West Indies: implications for carbonate diagenetic studies: Journal of Hydrology. v. 164, p. 193-216.
45. NG, K.-C., JONES, B., AND BESWICK, R., 1992, Hydrogeology of Grand Cayman. British West Indies: a karstic dolostone aquifer: Journal of Hydrology. v. 134, p. 273-295.
46. PURSER, B.H., AND SCHROEDER, J.H., 1986, The diagenesis of reefs: a brief review of our present understanding, in Schroeder, J.H., and Purser, B.H., eds., Reef Diagenesis: Berlin, Springer-Verlag. p. 424-446.
47. RANDAZZO, A.F., AND COOK, D.J. 1987, Characterization of dolomitic rocks from the coastal mixing zone of the Florida aquifer: Sedimentary Geology, v. 54, p. 169-192.
48. REEDER, R.J., 1981, Electron optical investigation of sedimentary dolomites: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 76. p. 148-157.
49. REEDER, R.J., 1992. Carbonates: growth and alteration microstructures. in Buseek. P.R., ed., Minerals and Reactions at the Atomic Scale: High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy: Washington, D.C., Mineralogical Society of America, Reviews in Mineralogy, v. 27, p. 380-424.
50. REEDER, R.J., AND PROSKY, J.L., 1986, Compositional sector zoning in dolomite: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 56, p. 237-247.
51. REEDER, R.J., AND WENK, H.-R., 1979, Microstructures in low temperature dolomites: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 6, p. 77-80.
52. REEDER, R.J. PROSKY, J.L., AND MEYERS, W.J., 1984, Correlation of crystal growth defects with cathodoluminescent zoning in calcian dolomite crystals (abstract): Geological Sociery of America. Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs. v. 16, p. 631.
53. SANDBERG, P., 1985, Aragonite cements and their occurrence in ancient limestones, in Schneiderman, N., and Harris, P.M., Carbonate Cements: SEPM, Special Publication 36, p. 33-57.
54. SUPKO, P.R., 1977, Subsurface dolomites, San Salvador, Bahamas: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 47, p. 1063-1077.
55. TOWE, K.M., 1967, Echinoderm calcite: single crystal or polycrystalline aggregate: Science, v. 157, p. 1048-1050.
56. WARD, W.C., AND HALLEY, R.B., 1985, Dolomitization in a mixing zone of near-seawater composition, late Pleistocene, northeastern Yucatan Peninsula: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 55, p. 407-420.
57. WWAVER, C.E., 1975. Construction of limpid dolomite: Geology, v. 3. p. 425-428.