Contemporary stromatolite formation in high intertidal rock pools, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland: preliminary observations.

Cooper, J. A. G.; Smith, Alan; Arnscheidt, Joerg

doi:10.2112/si65-283.1

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“…5a). Similarly the St Johns Point and Giant's Causeway stromatolites (Cooper et al, 2013) are both associated with very large boulders. Wave spray deposits have been found at levels of 60 m (a.m.s.l.)…”

Section: Regional and Global Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1; Table 1), in addition to locations in Western Australia (Forbes et al, 2010), and Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland (Cooper et al, 2013). All known SPS occurrences are based on opportunistic observation as no systematic survey of their location has yet been made.…”

Section: Sps Distributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Trapped and bound stromatolites are relatively rare, having only been observed at Cape Morgan (Smith et al, 2011;Fig. 3), Seaview Skoenmakerskop (South Africa: see Ed- Perissinotto et al (2014), 2 Smith and Uken (2003), 3 Cooper et al (2013), 4 Alshuaibi et al (2015), 5 Forbes et al (2010). wards et al, 2017), and the north coast of Luskentyre Bay (Harris, UK).…”

Section: Trapped and Bound Spsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the southern African eastern seaboard, extreme waves may originate from extratropical low pressure systems, tropical storms/ cyclones (Smith et al, 2010), and tsunamis can also not be ruled out. Perissinotto et al (2014), 2 Smith and Uken (2003), 3 Cooper et al (2013), 4 Alshuaibi et al (2015), 5 Forbes et al (2010), 6 Kremer et al (2008). Sea surface temperature data obtained from Smit et al (2013) for South Africa and Alshuaibi et al (2015) for Kuwait.…”

Section: Regional and Global Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1). Since then colonies have been found in Northern Ireland (Cooper et al, 2013), additional localities in the Eastern Cape province have been documented, Rishworth et al, 2016;Edwards et al, 2017),and further colonies elsewhere in southern Africa have been uncovered (Fig. 1).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The extant shore platform stromatolite (SPS) facies association: a glimpse into the Archean?

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Abstract. Shore platform stromatolites (SPS) were first noted at Cape Morgan on the south-east African seaboard. Since then they have been found growing discontinuously in rocky peritidal zones along the entire southern African seaboard. They have also been found on the southwest Australian coast, at Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, and more recently at Harris on the Scottish Hebridean Atlantic coast. In this paper SPS occurrence and SPS potential as analogues for Precambrian fossil stromatolites, as well as potential stromatolite occurrences in shore platform regions on Mars, are assessed. Sub-horizontal surfaces promote stromatolite development, while tufa develops on cliffs and steep rocky surfaces. Tufa and stromatolites are end members of a spectrum dictated by coastal topography. Extant SPS occur on well indurated shore platforms in high wave energy settings, often around or near headlands. They can be associated with boulder beaches, boulder ridges, storm swash terraces, coastal dunes, and peat bogs. In contrast to other extant stromatolites, SPS are produced primarily by mineral precipitation, although minor trapping and binding stromatolites do occur. From a geological perspective, SPS develop in mildly transgressive siliciclastic settings in various climatic and tidal regimes. We suggest that SPS could be preserved in the geological record as micritic lenses on palaeo-shore platform surfaces. SPS share many features with Precambrian stromatolites and are a valid modern analogue despite the widely different atmospheric and oceanic conditions of the Archean. We suggest that terraces associated with former oceanic or lacustrine flooding surfaces on Mars are potential targets in the search for palaeo-SPS on Mars.

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Section: Regional and Global Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sps Distributionmentioning

confidence: 99%