Diagenetic versus biotic accretionary mechanisms of bryozoan-sponge buildups (Lower Silurian, Anticosti Island, Canada)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 77, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 564-571

  Desrochers, André ^a   Bourque, Pierre André ^b   Neuweiler, Fritz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; RARE EARTHS;

CARBONATE MOUNDS; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; FRAME BUILDINGS; GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE; MARINE CEMENTS; OXYGEN STABLE ISOTOPES; REEF GROWTHS; SEDIMENT TRAPPING;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

ACCRETION; BRYOZOAN; CALCIFICATION; DIAGENESIS; MUD MOUND; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SPONGE;

ANTICOSTI ISLAND; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

BRYOZOA; CRINOIDEA;

EID: 34447559495     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2007.059     Document Type: Article

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