Abstract
Three types of sedimentary cycles are characteristically developed during periods of pure carbonate sedimentation and are remarkably widespread features of broad platforms and interiors of major offshore banks. Most shelf or “backreef” strata contain such cycles even though they may not be obvious if terrigenous beds are rare and do not serve to accentuate the stratification. Cycles consisting of mixtures of terrigenous and limestone units are discussed in Chapter VII.
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Wilson, J.L. (1975). Shoaling upward Shelf Cycles and Shelf Dolomitization. In: Carbonate Facies in Geologic History. Springer Study Edition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6383-8_10
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