05651nam 2200721 450 991014297090332120210209204916.01-282-13847-297866121384781-4443-0371-61-4443-0372-4(CKB)1000000000754332(EBL)427987(OCoLC)437111562(SSID)ssj0000309076(PQKBManifestationID)11240007(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000309076(PQKBWorkID)10260792(PQKB)11435195(MiAaPQ)EBC427987(MiAaPQ)EBC5292191(Au-PeEL)EBL5292191(CaONFJC)MIL213847(OCoLC)781262433(EXLCZ)99100000000075433220160804h19791979 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe seaward margin of Belize barrier and atoll reefs morphology, sedimentology, organism distribution, and late quaternary history /Noel P. James & Robert N. Ginsburg1st ed.Oxford, [England] :Blackwell Scientific Publications,1979.©19791 online resource (206 p.)International Association Of Sedimentologists Series,0141-3600 ;Number 3Description based upon print version of record.0-632-00523-8 Includes bibliographical references.The Seaward Margin of Belize Barrier and Atoll Reefs; Contents; Preface; 1 The geological setting of Belize reefs; INTRODUCTION; CLIMATE AND WATER CHARACTERISTICS; Climate; Water characteristics; Continental shelf; Open ocean; THE MODERN BARRIER-REEF TRACT; Bathymetry; Reefs; Lagoon reefs; Barrier reef; Surface sediments; GLOVERS REEF; THE HOLOCENE SEDIMENTARY RECORD; UNDERLYING GEOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK; Mainland Belize; Continental shelf and adjacent deep sea; Structural evolution; SUMMARY; 2 The geophysical anatomy of the southern Belize continental margin and adjacent basinsINTRODUCTIONMETHODS; WALL-TO-BASIN TRANSITION; CONTINENTAL SLOPE AND SHALLOW BASIN SEDIMENT PACKAGES; Geometry of sediment packages; Slumps; Faults; ORIGIN OF SUBMARINE RIDGES; SUMMARY; 3 The morphology, sediments and organisms of the deep barrier reef and fore-reef; INTRODUCTION; FIELD METHODS (OPERATIONS); TERMINOLOGY; VARIATIONS IN MARGIN MORPHOLOGY; Margins adjacent to a shallow basin; Margins along the Cayman Trough; MORPHOLOGY, ORGANISMS AND SEDIMENTS; The spur and groove; The step; The sand slope; Contact between the sand slope and brow; The browBarrier reef and the leeward side of Glovers ReefGlovers Reef, east side; THE WALL; Morphology; Sediments of the wall; Benthic organisms of the wall; THE SLOPING FORE-REEF; Introduction; Proximal sloping fore-reef along the barrier reef; Morphology and sediments; Organisms; The proximal sloping fore-reef on the leeward side of Glovers Reef; The distal fore-reef; THE CLIFFED FORE-REEF; Introduction; Upper talus slope; Ridge and furrow zone; Ridges and furrows; Cliffs; Sediment veneered rock slope; Deep precipice; SUMMARY; The reef front; The spur and groove; The step; The sand slope; The browThe wallThe fore-reef; The sloping fore-reef; The cliffed fore-reef; 4 The Perireefal sediments; INTRODUCTION; SAMPLING; ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES; SEDIMENTS OF THE SHALLOW REEF; Surface sediments; Internal sediments of the spurs; SEDIMENTS OF THE LOWER REEF FRONT AND WALL; SURFACE SEDIMENTS OF THE SLOPING FORE-REEF AND BASIN; MUD; SUBSURFACE SEDIMENTS ON THE DISTAL FORE-REEF AND BASIN; South Water Cay; Tobacco Cay; Interpretation; SEDIMENTS FROM DEEP PORTIONS OF THE CLIFFED FORE-REEF AND CAYMAN TROUGH; SUMMARY; 5 The composition and age of limestones from the reef front, wall and fore-reefINTRODUCTIONLOCATION OF SAMPLES; METHODS OF SAMPLING; STEP; Artificial exposure; Composition of limestone; Cemented outer rind; Unlithified interior; Radiocarbon ages; THE WALL AND FORE-REEF; TOP OF WALL; Artificial exposure; Composition of limestone; THE WALL; Artificial exposures; Composition of limestones; Corals; Squamariacean algae; Sediments; Radiocarbon ages; LIMESTONE BLOCK ON THE SLOPING FORE-REEF; CLIFFED FORE-REEF; Composition of limestone; Radiocarbon age; SUMMARY; Limestone composition; Radiocarbon ages of the limestones; 6 Petrography of limestones from the wall and fore-reefINTRODUCTIONThis first IAS Special Publication contains the oral presentations from a special symposium on pelagic sediments held in Zurich in 1973. The aim of the symposium was to bring together sea-borne researchers involved with the Deep Sea Drilling Project and land-locked researchers studying ancient sediments. If you are a member of the International Association of Sedimentologists, for purchasing details, please see: http://www.iasnet.org/publications/details.asp?code=SP3Special publication ... of the International Association of Sedimentologists ;Number 3.Coral reefs and islandsBelizeGeology, StratigraphicQuaternaryElectronic books.Coral reefs and islandsGeology, Stratigraphic551.42James Noel P.763903Ginsburg Robert N.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910142970903321The seaward margin of Belize barrier and atoll reefs2279464UNINA