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Chapter 9. The Geological Record of Carbonate Rocks

  1. Maurice E. Tucker1,
  2. V. Paul Wright2

Published Online: 11 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444314175.ch9

Book Title

Carbonate Sedimentology

Carbonate Sedimentology

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How to Cite

Tucker, M. E. and Wright, V. P. (2009) The Geological Record of Carbonate Rocks, in Carbonate Sedimentology, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444314175.ch9

Author Information

  1. 1

    University of Durham, UK

  2. 2

    University of Reading, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 11 NOV 2009
  2. Published Print: 12 MAR 1990

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632014729

Online ISBN: 9781444314175

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Keywords:

  • carbonate rock geological record;
  • reef complexes and patch reefs;
  • carbonate facies through time;
  • peritidal facies and stromatolites;
  • temporal variations in phanerozoic marine precipitates;
  • marine precipitate pattern and global sea-level curve;
  • secular variations in biomineralization;
  • diagenesis through time;
  • secular variations in carbonate geochemistry;
  • precambrian dolomites

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Carbonate facies through time

  • Temporal variations in phanerozoic marine precipitates

  • Secular variations in biomineralization

  • Diagenesis through time

  • Secular variations in carbonate geochemistry

  • Precambrian dolomites: is there a problem?

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