Temporal and spatial variations in the diagenetic fabrics and stable isotopes of Pleistocene corals from the Ironshore Formation of Grand Cayman, British West Indies

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 286-287, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-72

  Li, Rong ^a   Jones, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Pleistocene; Scleractinian coral; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; BIOEROSION; CORAL SKELETON; DIAGENESIS; DIAGENETICS; LATE PLEISTOCENE; PLEISTOCENE; REPEATED CYCLE; SCLERACTINIAN CORALS; STABLE ISOTOPES; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL EFFECTS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLIMATOLOGY; ISOTOPES; SEA LEVEL;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ARAGONITE; BIOEROSION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CORAL; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PLEISTOCENE; POROSITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNCONFORMITY;

CAYMAN ISLANDS; GRAND CAYMAN;

ACROPORA PALMATA; ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84874412994     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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