| Carbonate Platform Slopes -- A Record of Changing Conditions: The Pliocene of the Bahamas Contributor(s): Westphal, Hildegard (Author) |
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ISBN: 3540646469 ISBN-13: 9783540646464 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Medical - Science | Earth Sciences - Sedimentology & Stratigraphy |
| Dewey: 551.788 |
| LCCN: 98029366 |
| Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.68 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Periplatform slope sediments from the Bahamas serve as an example for a small-scale sedimentologic record of environmental changes. Carbonate platforms react sensitively to sea-level fluctuations. Therefore, sediments deposited on the slope during lowstands differ in composition from highstand deposits. A second focus is the early diagenetic alteration and cementation of these sediments with their high diagenetic potential. This book contributes to and discusses new developments in carbonate sedimentology such as the concepts of highstand shedding and early burial diagenesis, which also have an impact on reservoir studies. |