Authors:J. Javier Alvaro, J. Javier Alvaro, Markus Aretz, Fre
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: special, publication, geological, society, controls, evolutionary, reefs, bioaccumulations, climatic, palaeozoic
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-04-01
List price: $160.00
ISBN-10: 1862392218
ISBN-13: 9781862392212

The geological record contains a fascinating diversity of reefs and shell accumulations. As with many other biosedimentary structures, their facies characterization requires careful observation at outcrop and sample scale, and in thin-section to provide information about the global geometries, fabrics and textures respectively. This collection of papers encompasses the breadth of sedimentary geometries and facies displayed by Palaeozoic reefs, shell accumulations, and transitional composite deposits. The definition of reefs and shell concentrations has given rise to variations in nomenclatur