This book provides an up-to-date compilation of the latest research on the petrography, facies, paleonvironmental significance and economic aspects of continental carbonates. The overall organization of the book first emphasizes the descriptive aspects and processes operating on carbonate deposits in greatly varied settings, and then considers applications for basin analysis, as well as economic and historical aspects. This volume will be a valuable tool for graduate and postgraduate students as well as for experienced researchers. The first part (volume 61 in this series) will deal with the facies, environments, and processes of carbonates in continental settings.
1. 1. Introduction 2. 2. Precipitation of Inorganic Carbonates 3. 3. The Role of Magnesium 4. 4. Stable Isotopes of Carbonates 5. 5. Pedogenic Carbonates 6. 6. Tufa 7. 7. Speleothems 8. 8. Saline Carbonates 9. 9. Ostracods 10. 10. Other Biotic Carbonates 11. 11. Conclusion 12. Acknowledgments 13. Chapter 2 Diagenesis of Carbonates in Continental Settings 14. 1. Introduction 15. 2. Diagenesis of Lacustrine Carbonates 16. 3. Diagenetic Processes 17. 4. Dolomite in Lacustrine Sediments and Rocks 18. 5. Diagenetic Aspects in Calcretes and Dolocretes 19. 6. Telogenesis 20. 7. Conclusions 21. Acknowledgments 22. Chapter 3 Silicification of Continental Carbonates 23. 1. Introduction 24. 2. Overview 25. 3. Burial Diagenesis 26. 4. Meteoric Diagenesis at or near the Surface 27. 5. Isotope Data of Cherts in Continental Carbonates 28. 6. Conclusions 29. Acknowledgements 30. Chapter 4 Continental Carbonates as Indicators of Paleoclimate 31. 1. Introduction 32. 2. Pedogenic Carbonates 33. 3. Lacustrine Carbonates 34. 4. Palustrine Carbonates 35. 5. Speleothem Carbonates 36. 6. Tufas 37. 7. Summary 38. Acknowledgment 39. Chapter 5 Continental Sequence Stratigraphy and Continental Carbonates 40. 1. Introduction 41. 2. Sequence Stratigraphy History and Terminology 42. 3. Continental Sequence Delineation Methods 43. 4. Continental Carbonates and Sequence Stratigraphy 44. 5. Discussion 45. 6. Summary 46. Acknowledgments 47. Chapter 6 Economic Aspects of Continental Carbonates and Carbonates Transformed under Continental Conditions 48. 1. Introduction 49. 2. Lacustrine and Palustrine Carbonates and Associated Resources 50. 3. Calcretes and Associated Resources 51. 4. Travertines and Tufas and their Economic Interest 52. 5. Karst Structures and Related Economic Resources 53. 6. Conclusions 54. Acknowledgements 55. Chapter 7 Continental Carbonates – Preservation of Natural and Historic Heritage Sites 56. 1. Introduction 57. 2. Natural Sites 58. 3. Conservation and the Built Environment 59. 4. Conclusions
This book provides an up-to-date compilation of the latest research on the petrography, facies, paleonvironmental significance and economic aspects of continental carbonates. The overall organization of the book first emphasizes the descriptive aspects and processes operating on carbonate deposits in greatly varied settings, and then considers applications for basin analysis, as well as economic and historical aspects. This volume will be a valuable tool for graduate and postgraduate students as well as for experienced researchers. The first part (volume 61 in this series) will deal with the facies, environments, and processes of carbonates in continental settings.
1. 1. Introduction 2. 2. Precipitation of Inorganic Carbonates 3. 3. The Role of Magnesium 4. 4. Stable Isotopes of Carbonates 5. 5. Pedogenic Carbonates 6. 6. Tufa 7. 7. Speleothems 8. 8. Saline Carbonates 9. 9. Ostracods 10. 10. Other Biotic Carbonates 11. 11. Conclusion 12. Acknowledgments 13. Chapter 2 Diagenesis of Carbonates in Continental Settings 14. 1. Introduction 15. 2. Diagenesis of Lacustrine Carbonates 16. 3. Diagenetic Processes 17. 4. Dolomite in Lacustrine Sediments and Rocks 18. 5. Diagenetic Aspects in Calcretes and Dolocretes 19. 6. Telogenesis 20. 7. Conclusions 21. Acknowledgments 22. Chapter 3 Silicification of Continental Carbonates 23. 1. Introduction 24. 2. Overview 25. 3. Burial Diagenesis 26. 4. Meteoric Diagenesis at or near the Surface 27. 5. Isotope Data of Cherts in Continental Carbonates 28. 6. Conclusions 29. Acknowledgements 30. Chapter 4 Continental Carbonates as Indicators of Paleoclimate 31. 1. Introduction 32. 2. Pedogenic Carbonates 33. 3. Lacustrine Carbonates 34. 4. Palustrine Carbonates 35. 5. Speleothem Carbonates 36. 6. Tufas 37. 7. Summary 38. Acknowledgment 39. Chapter 5 Continental Sequence Stratigraphy and Continental Carbonates 40. 1. Introduction 41. 2. Sequence Stratigraphy History and Terminology 42. 3. Continental Sequence Delineation Methods 43. 4. Continental Carbonates and Sequence Stratigraphy 44. 5. Discussion 45. 6. Summary 46. Acknowledgments 47. Chapter 6 Economic Aspects of Continental Carbonates and Carbonates Transformed under Continental Conditions 48. 1. Introduction 49. 2. Lacustrine and Palustrine Carbonates and Associated Resources 50. 3. Calcretes and Associated Resources 51. 4. Travertines and Tufas and their Economic Interest 52. 5. Karst Structures and Related Economic Resources 53. 6. Conclusions 54. Acknowledgements 55. Chapter 7 Continental Carbonates – Preservation of Natural and Historic Heritage Sites 56. 1. Introduction 57. 2. Natural Sites 58. 3. Conservation and the Built Environment 59. 4. Conclusions
