10.30. (10/30) Carbonate Facies; Calcite + Dolomite Precipitation Flashcards
Shelf: Bahamas/ Reef: Great Barrier Reef + Permian Basin/ Evaporites: Sabkha
1
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shallow carbonate shelf
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factory
2
Q
Shallow carbonate shelf facies model
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micrite-> calcisiltite-> oolites calcarenite-> stromatolites-> mudcracks
3
Q
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coquina: crushed, broken shells
mudcracks
transgressional flood with rapid deepening, shifting with continued subsidence turns factory back on
4
Q
turbidite marls
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micrite limestone mud gravel carbonate calcirudite sand calcarenite
* calcium carbonite mixes with pelagic clay
5
Q
A