Geology of the Cayman Islands Evolution of Complex Carbonate Successions on Isolated Oceanic Islands
Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac are, in reality, the summits of independent fault blocks that rise from the depths of the Caribbean Sea. This book traces the geological evolution of these islands over the last 30 to 35 million years. The balance between deposition of carbonate sediments...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2022, 2022
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2022 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Tectonic Setting of Cayman Islands
- Stratigraphic framework
- The Bluff Group
- The Ironshore Formation
- Modern marine sediments of the Cayman Islands
- Dolomitization of the Bluff Group
- Karst and caves
- Phosphates, terra rossa and mangrove peat
- Modern Hydrology
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