The Seaward Margin of the Belize Barrier and Atoll Reefs (Special Publication 3 of the IAS) ( International Association Of Sedimentologists Series )

Publication series ：International Association Of Sedimentologists Series

Author： Noel P. James  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2009

E-ISBN: 9781444303728

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780632005239

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780632005239

Subject： P737 marine geomorphology

Language： ENG

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Description

This first IAS Special Publication contains the oral presentations from a special symposium on pelagic sediments held in Zurich in 1973. The aim of the symposium was to bring together sea-borne researchers involved with the Deep Sea Drilling Project and land-locked researchers studying ancient sediments.

If you are a member of the International Association of Sedimentologists, for purchasing details, please see: http://www.iasnet.org/publications/details.asp?code=SP3

Chapter

Contents

pp.：  1 – 7

Preface

pp.：  7 – 11

1 The geological setting of Belize reefs

pp.：  11 – 15

2 The geophysical anatomy of the southern Belize continental margin and adjacent basins

pp.：  15 – 29

3 The morphology, sediments and organisms of the deep barrier reef and fore-reef

pp.：  29 – 39

4 The Perireefal sediments

pp.：  39 – 79

5 The composition and age of limestones from the reef front, wall and fore-reef

pp.：  79 – 103

6 Petrography of limestones from the wall and fore-reef

pp.：  103 – 125

7 Comparative anatomy, organism distribution and late quaternary evolution of modern reef margins

pp.：  125 – 167

8 Sedimentation and diagenesis on the deep seaward margin of modern reefs

pp.：  167 – 187

References

pp.：  187 – 199

LastPages

pp.：  199 – 206

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