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An evolutionary geological/geomorphological model is proposed to explain the spatio–temporal distribution of palaeokarst affecting a Lower Jurassic shallow-marine carbonate succession (Coimbra Group; Sinemurian), cropping out in the Coimbra–Penela region (western central Portugal), in a specific morphostructural setting (dolomitic hills). Field and laboratory data allowed a detailed facies/microfacies characterization and diagenetic interpretation to be made, with special regard to the evolution of porosity. High facies/microfacies heterogeneity and contrasts in porosity, providing efficient hydraulic circulation by the development of meso- and macropermeability, significantly influenced and controlled the earliest karst-forming processes (i.e., inception), as well as the subsequent degree of karstification during the mesogenetic and telogenetic stages of the Coimbra Group.
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Dimuccio, L.A., Duarte, L.V., Cunha, L. (2014). Facies and Stratigraphic Controls of the Palaeokarst Affecting the Lower Jurassic Coimbra Group, Western Central Portugal. In: Rocha, R., Pais, J., Kullberg, J., Finney, S. (eds) STRATI 2013. Springer Geology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04364-7_148
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