Peritidal carbonate facies models: A review

Wright, V. Paul

doi:10.1002/gj.3350190402

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“…In macrotidal areas, tide dominates over other processes and most mesotidal and microtidal areas are wave and storm dominated, but tide domination may even occur in a protected microtidal coast where wave action is limited (Dalrymple 1992 ) . In contrast to their siliciclastic counterparts, most modern peritidal carbonate environments are microtidal (Wright 1984 ;Pratt et al 1992 ) .…”

Section: Tidal Processesmentioning

confidence: 95%

Ancient Carbonate Tidalites

Lasemi

Jahani

Amin-Rasouli

et al. 2011

Principles of Tidal Sedimentology

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Section: Tidal Processesmentioning

confidence: 95%

Ancient Carbonate Tidalites

Lasemi

Jahani

Amin-Rasouli

et al. 2011

Principles of Tidal Sedimentology

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“…Most of the cycles only show the progradational components typical of shallowwater, high-frequency cycles in peritidal environments (James 1983;Wright 1984) and consequently represent asymmetrical cycles. Three basic types of cycles are present in the Santa Lucia Formation: (1) intertidal/supratidal cycles, (2) shallow subtidal/intertidal, restrictive cycles and (3) subtidal cycles (see Fig.…”

Section: Small-scale Cycles (Or Units)mentioning

confidence: 98%

“…3). These successions with a lack of transgressive sediments but a distinctive progradational trend are commonly described as asymmetric cycles (Wright 1984). Cycles with an additional, basal retrogradational succession are referred to as symmetric or complete cycles.…”

Section: Cycles and Sequencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sequence stratigraphy and carbonate platform organization of the Devonian Santa Lucia Formation, Cantabrian Mountains, NW-Spain

Hofmann

Keller

2006

Facies

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In this paper, the sedimentology and the stratigraphic architecture of the Devonian Santa Lucia Formation in the Cantabrian Mountains of NW-Spain are described. The Santa Lucia Formation consists of 11 different facies that can be attributed to peritidal/lagoonal, intertidal and subtidal facies associations. These facies associations are arranged in small-scale sedimentary cycles. Three different settings of small-scale sedimentary cycles are recognized: intertidal/supratidal, shallow subtidal/intertidal and subtidal cycles. These cycles reflect spatial differences in the reaction of the depositional system to small-scale relative sea-level changes. Small-scale stratigraphic cycles are stacked into seven medium-scale cycles that in turn are integral parts of three larger-scale cycles. Most of the Santa Lucia Formation (sequences 2-6) forms one major large-scale cycle, whereas sequences 1 and 7 are part of an underlying and an overlying cycle, respectively. Eustatic sea-level changes exerted major control on the formation of these large-scale sequences, whereas the medium-scale cycles seem to be co-controlled by regional tectonism and eustasy. Small-scale cycles seem to be the product of high frequency, eustatic sea-level changes. During the deposition of the Santa Lucia Formation, the morphology of the carbonate platform changed from a gently south-dipping ramp to a rimmed shelf and back to a gently dipping ramp.

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“…The position of the dolomite over the Buntsandstein facies indicates it was the Wrst sediment of the transgressive stage and corresponds to very shallow upper shoreface or foreshore deposits (James 1979). Originally, this dolomite was probably like the oolitic sands of Joulters Cays (the Bahamas) or coast of Kuwait, which are interpreted as shallow shoreface and beach sediments related to tidal channels (e.g., Picha 1978;Wright 1984;Boardman and Carney 1991).…”

Section: Facies 1: Brown Dolosparitementioning

confidence: 98%

Stratigraphy and sedimentology of Muschelkalk carbonates of the Southern Iberian Continental Palaeomargin (Siles and Cehegín Formations, Southern Spain)

Pérez-Valera

Pérez-López

2007

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The Triassic sediments of the External Zones of the Betic Cordillera were deposited on the Southern Iberian Continental Palaeomargin. Two coeval Ladinian formations, namely the Siles Formation and the Cehegín Formation, are described to illustrate the facies and lithostratigraphic variability in the Muschelkalk carbonates. There has been some dispute over the number of carbonate units present in the Siles Formation. Our studies assign a tectonic origin to these recurrent carbonate units. Both formations comprise only one carbonate unit, which is correlated to the Upper Muschelkalk of the Catalan and Germanic basins and some Iberian Range sections. To characterize the sedimentological features of these formations, 14 facies were deWned. The most widespread sediment was originally lime mud, although bioclastic deposits are also common. In the facies succession, a main transgressiveregressive sequence could be identiWed. According to the facies model proposed here, a muddy coastal and shallowwater platform prograded over mid ramp deposits. There is no evidence for a seawards reefal or oolitic-bioclastic sandy barrier. The most signiWcant feature of this sedimentary interpretation is that these carbonate facies show clear characteristics of an epicontinental platform.

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Peritidal carbonate facies models: A review

Cited by 95 publications

References 19 publications

Ancient Carbonate Tidalites

Ancient Carbonate Tidalites

Sequence stratigraphy and carbonate platform organization of the Devonian Santa Lucia Formation, Cantabrian Mountains, NW-Spain

Stratigraphy and sedimentology of Muschelkalk carbonates of the Southern Iberian Continental Palaeomargin (Siles and Cehegín Formations, Southern Spain)

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