Sedimentary facies of bora bora, darwin's type barrier reef (Society islands, south pacific): The unexpected occurrence of non-skeletal grains

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Gischler, Eberhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ALKALINITY; CARBONATION; CURRICULA; LAKES; MOLLUSCS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; REEFS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARBONATE PLATFORMS; OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENT SAMPLING; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SILICICLASTICS; VOLCANIC ISLANDS;

SEDIMENTS;

ALGA; BARRIER REEF; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CEMENTATION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COCCOLITH; CORAL REEF; FACIES ANALYSIS; GRAIN BOUNDARY; GRAINSTONE; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTATION; MUDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

AITUTAKI; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BORA BORA; COOK ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOCIETY ISLANDS;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CODIACEAE; FORAMINIFERA; HALIMEDA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84055167030     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2011.4     Document Type: Article

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