CALCIUM CARBONATE BUDGET OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTINENTAL BORDERLAND.

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Abstract:

Processes of limestone formation have largely been investigated by studying Holocene carbonate sediments. Limestones result when the processes of sediment supply, transportation, and chemical alteration interact to create sediments or sedimentary rocks with more than 50 per cent calcium carbonate. The same processes, occurring at different rates, can reduce the calcium carbonate content of marine sediments and prevent limestone formation. Therefore, the study of these processes in provinces of Holocene carbonate-poor sediments is equally important to the understanding of limestone formation. Author

Author(s):
Smith, Stephen V.
Author Organization(s):
HAWAII INST OF GEOPHYSICS HONOLULU
Descriptive Note:
Doctoral thesis,
Pagination:
0206

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
HIG-70-11
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-70-A-0016-0001
Project Number(s):
NR-083-603
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Descriptor(s):
(*CONTINENTAL SHELVES, SEDIMENTATION), (*LIMESTONE, SOURCES), CALCIUM COMPOUNDS, CARBONATES, OCEAN CURRENTS, ALGAE, CHEMICAL REACTIONS, AGING(MATERIALS), DEGRADATION, FORAMINIFERA, SHALLOW WATER, DEEP WATER, SEDIMENTARY ROCK, RIVERS, FOULING, AQUATIC ANIMALS, THESES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Biological Oceanography, Physical and Dynamic Oceanography, Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy
Report Date:
1970 May 01