10.30. (10/30) Carbonate Facies; Calcite + Dolomite Precipitation Flashcards

Shelf: Bahamas/ Reef: Great Barrier Reef + Permian Basin/ Evaporites: Sabkha

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shallow carbonate shelf

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factory

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Shallow carbonate shelf facies model

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micrite-> calcisiltite-> oolites calcarenite-> stromatolites-> mudcracks

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coquina: crushed, broken shells
mudcracks
transgressional flood with rapid deepening, shifting with continued subsidence turns factory back on

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turbidite marls

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micrite limestone mud gravel carbonate calcirudite sand calcarenite
* calcium carbonite mixes with pelagic clay

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