Sedimentologia, paleoalteraciones y diagénesis en la unidad Carbonática de Cihuela (Eoceno superior de la Cuenca de Almazán, Soria)

The Cihuela Carbonate u n it consists o f up ward-growing carbonate sequences 0.5 to 2 m thick, and intercalated clayey marly levels 5 to 8 m thick. Dolostones predominate in the lower 40 m of the unit and limestones in the remaining of the section. The main postdepositional features are represented...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Armenteros, Ildefonso, Bustillo Revuelta, María Ángeles
Format: article
Publication Date:1996
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repository:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/12209
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/12209
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Almazan Basin
Eocene
Lacustrine
Carbonate gypsiferous facies
Opal and chert
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Summary:The Cihuela Carbonate u n it consists o f up ward-growing carbonate sequences 0.5 to 2 m thick, and intercalated clayey marly levels 5 to 8 m thick. Dolostones predominate in the lower 40 m of the unit and limestones in the remaining of the section. The main postdepositional features are represented by ubiquitous and numerous calcite pseudomorphs after interstitial micro/meso lenticular gypsum, penecontemporaneous dolomitization and later silicification and gypsum calcitization. The abundance of crumb and clotted microstructures related with recurrent dessication processes and the above diagenetic characteristics indicate an ephemeral lacustrine system in a dry warm climate