Mineralogy and sedimentology of the Pleistocene to Holocene on the leeward margin of Great Bahama Bank

Journal article

The mineralogy of periplatform carbonates is well documented in the literature. However, little is written about the grain-size properties for carbonate rocks. This fundamental property forms a controlling factor for other derived physical properties such as bulk density, porosity, and permeability. Thus, grain-size distribution and sorting might also steer fluid flow through the sediments, and combined with the mineralogy, might affect the development of the initial diagenetic pattern, which...

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Authors: Rendle, R; Reijmer, J; Kroon, D; Henderson, G

• Journal: Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results
• Volume: 166
• Pages: 61-76
• Publication date: 2000-01-01
• ISSN: 0884-5891
• Language: English