Biogenic sedimentary rocks in a cold, Cenozoic ocean : neritic Southern Australia / / Noel P. James, Yvonne Bone |
Autore | James Noel P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
Disciplina | 551.78 |
Soggetto topico | Geology, Stratigraphic - Cenozoic |
ISBN | 3-030-63982-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484153203321 |
James Noel P. | ||
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The seaward margin of Belize barrier and atoll reefs : morphology, sedimentology, organism distribution, and late quaternary history / / Noel P. James & Robert N. Ginsburg |
Autore | James Noel P. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Blackwell Scientific Publications, , 1979 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.42 |
Collana | International Association Of Sedimentologists Series |
Soggetto topico |
Coral reefs and islands - Belize
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-13847-2
9786612138478 1-4443-0371-6 1-4443-0372-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 basins
INTRODUCTIONMETHODS; 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 brow Barrier 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 brow The 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-reef INTRODUCTIONLOCATION 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-reef INTRODUCTION |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910142970903321 |
James Noel P. | ||
Oxford, [England] : , : Blackwell Scientific Publications, , 1979 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The seaward margin of Belize barrier and atoll reefs : morphology, sedimentology, organism distribution, and late quaternary history / / Noel P. James & Robert N. Ginsburg |
Autore | James Noel P. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Blackwell Scientific Publications, , 1979 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.42 |
Collana | International Association Of Sedimentologists Series |
Soggetto topico |
Coral reefs and islands - Belize
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary |
ISBN |
1-282-13847-2
9786612138478 1-4443-0371-6 1-4443-0372-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 basins
INTRODUCTIONMETHODS; 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 brow Barrier 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 brow The 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-reef INTRODUCTIONLOCATION 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-reef INTRODUCTION |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910642840303321 |
James Noel P. | ||
Oxford, [England] : , : Blackwell Scientific Publications, , 1979 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The seaward margin of Belize barrier and atoll reefs : morphology, sedimentology, organism distribution, and late quaternary history / / Noel P. James & Robert N. Ginsburg |
Autore | James Noel P. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Blackwell Scientific Publications, , 1979 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.42 |
Collana | International Association Of Sedimentologists Series |
Soggetto topico |
Coral reefs and islands - Belize
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary |
ISBN |
1-282-13847-2
9786612138478 1-4443-0371-6 1-4443-0372-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 basins
INTRODUCTIONMETHODS; 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 brow Barrier 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 brow The 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-reef INTRODUCTIONLOCATION 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-reef INTRODUCTION |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996202477703316 |
James Noel P. | ||
Oxford, [England] : , : Blackwell Scientific Publications, , 1979 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The seaward margin of Belize barrier and atoll reefs : morphology, sedimentology, organism distribution, and late quaternary history / / Noel P. James & Robert N. Ginsburg |
Autore | James Noel P. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Blackwell Scientific Publications, , 1979 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.42 |
Collana | International Association Of Sedimentologists Series |
Soggetto topico |
Coral reefs and islands - Belize
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary |
ISBN |
1-282-13847-2
9786612138478 1-4443-0371-6 1-4443-0372-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 basins
INTRODUCTIONMETHODS; 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 brow Barrier 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 brow The 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-reef INTRODUCTIONLOCATION 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-reef INTRODUCTION |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830781003321 |
James Noel P. | ||
Oxford, [England] : , : Blackwell Scientific Publications, , 1979 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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