The Persian Gulf: Holocene Carbonate Sedimentation and Diagenesis in a Shallow Epicontinental SeaB. H. Purser |
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The Principal Environmental Factors Influencing Holocene | 1 |
Organisms as Producers of Carbonate Sediment | 33 |
Holo | 57 |
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Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Island abundant accretion adjacent aeolian algae algal mat anhydrite Arabian aragonite assemblage axis barrier basin beach rock brine concentration brines Calcareous calcite carbonate muds carbonate sand celestite cemented channel coarse coastal compound grains coral cores cortex crusts crystals deposits depth diagenetic distribution dolomite dunes echinoids embayments encrustations environments evaporative evaporite facies Foraminifera gastropods gypsum Holocene homocline imperforate inner lagoon intertidal flats Jebel Dhanna Khor Odaid lagoon lamellibranch laminated landwards layer limestone lithified mainly marine minerals mollusks morphology muddy sands nearshore occur offshore ooids oolitic oolitic sand orientation ostracods pellets Persian Gulf Pleistocene precipitation Qatar Qatar Peninsula ratio reefs relict sabkha Sabkha Matti salinity samples sand fraction Sarnthein sea level seaward sedimentary sediments shallow shelf Shell shoreline skeletal stromatolites structure substrate sulphate supratidal flat supratidal zone surface terraces terrigenous tidal deltas tidal flats Trucial Coast Yas Island