Origin and diagenesis of fine-grained slope sediments : Cow Head Group (Cambro-Ordovician), western Newfoundland
The Cow Head Group is a base-of-slope apron deposit composed of 5 lithofacies: (1) conglomerate, (2) calcarenite, (3) siltstone, (4) shale, and (5) lime mudstone. Conglomerates were deposited by debris flows and the calcarenite grainstones by high-density turbidity currents. Siltstones and shales re...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:6829 2023-10-01T03:57:38+02:00 Origin and diagenesis of fine-grained slope sediments : Cow Head Group (Cambro-Ordovician), western Newfoundland Coniglio, Mario 1985 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/6829/ https://research.library.mun.ca/6829/1/MarioConiglio.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/6829/3/MarioConiglio.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/6829/1/MarioConiglio.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/6829/3/MarioConiglio.pdf Coniglio, Mario <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Coniglio=3AMario=3A=3A.html> (1985) Origin and diagenesis of fine-grained slope sediments : Cow Head Group (Cambro-Ordovician), western Newfoundland. Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 1985 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:46:04Z The Cow Head Group is a base-of-slope apron deposit composed of 5 lithofacies: (1) conglomerate, (2) calcarenite, (3) siltstone, (4) shale, and (5) lime mudstone. Conglomerates were deposited by debris flows and the calcarenite grainstones by high-density turbidity currents. Siltstones and shales represent interbedded fine-grained turbidites and terrigenous hemipelagites. Rhythmically-bedded parted, ribbon, and nodular lime mudstones, composed mostly of microspar and pseudospar, resulted from the interplay of climatically-controlled carbonate-abundance cycles and event deposits. Peloids and intraclasts, derived mainly from the breakdown of the calcified algae Girvanella and Epiphyton, are the most important allochems in the fine-grained sediments. -- Burial compaction occurred mainly in argillaceous sediments. Limestones are uncompacted and demonstrate only minor pressure solution effects. Intrastratal deformation was due to submarine failure and layer-parallel compression during Taconic orogenesis. Subtly-expressed synsedimentary deformation fabrics indicate that slope failure was more common than is apparent based solely on the presence of intraformational truncation surfaces and slide masses. -- In conglomerates, clasts with diagenetic microfabrics identical to those of the thinly-bedded, fine-grained sediments indicate that lithification (calcite authigenesis, early dolomitization, and some silicification) occurred within several metres of the sediment-water interface. Carbon isotope analyses suggest that carbonate precipitation was driven by bacterial sulphate reduction and methane generation. Trace element (Mg, Fe, Mn, and Sr) and cathode luminescence patterns record calcite precipitation from progressively more reduced pore-waters. These patterns are indistinguishable from those generated during meteoric-water diagenesis. -- Cathode luminescence microfabrics of radiaxial fibrous calcite from shallow-water boulders in conglomerates and in situ displacive fibrous calcite indicate that these crystals are ... Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Cow Head ENVELOPE(-57.832,-57.832,49.917,49.917) |
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The Cow Head Group is a base-of-slope apron deposit composed of 5 lithofacies: (1) conglomerate, (2) calcarenite, (3) siltstone, (4) shale, and (5) lime mudstone. Conglomerates were deposited by debris flows and the calcarenite grainstones by high-density turbidity currents. Siltstones and shales represent interbedded fine-grained turbidites and terrigenous hemipelagites. Rhythmically-bedded parted, ribbon, and nodular lime mudstones, composed mostly of microspar and pseudospar, resulted from the interplay of climatically-controlled carbonate-abundance cycles and event deposits. Peloids and intraclasts, derived mainly from the breakdown of the calcified algae Girvanella and Epiphyton, are the most important allochems in the fine-grained sediments. -- Burial compaction occurred mainly in argillaceous sediments. Limestones are uncompacted and demonstrate only minor pressure solution effects. Intrastratal deformation was due to submarine failure and layer-parallel compression during Taconic orogenesis. Subtly-expressed synsedimentary deformation fabrics indicate that slope failure was more common than is apparent based solely on the presence of intraformational truncation surfaces and slide masses. -- In conglomerates, clasts with diagenetic microfabrics identical to those of the thinly-bedded, fine-grained sediments indicate that lithification (calcite authigenesis, early dolomitization, and some silicification) occurred within several metres of the sediment-water interface. Carbon isotope analyses suggest that carbonate precipitation was driven by bacterial sulphate reduction and methane generation. Trace element (Mg, Fe, Mn, and Sr) and cathode luminescence patterns record calcite precipitation from progressively more reduced pore-waters. These patterns are indistinguishable from those generated during meteoric-water diagenesis. -- Cathode luminescence microfabrics of radiaxial fibrous calcite from shallow-water boulders in conglomerates and in situ displacive fibrous calcite indicate that these crystals are ... |
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Origin and diagenesis of fine-grained slope sediments : Cow Head Group (Cambro-Ordovician), western Newfoundland |
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Origin and diagenesis of fine-grained slope sediments : Cow Head Group (Cambro-Ordovician), western Newfoundland |
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Origin and diagenesis of fine-grained slope sediments : Cow Head Group (Cambro-Ordovician), western Newfoundland |
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Origin and diagenesis of fine-grained slope sediments : Cow Head Group (Cambro-Ordovician), western Newfoundland |
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Origin and diagenesis of fine-grained slope sediments : Cow Head Group (Cambro-Ordovician), western Newfoundland |
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origin and diagenesis of fine-grained slope sediments : cow head group (cambro-ordovician), western newfoundland |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/6829/1/MarioConiglio.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/6829/3/MarioConiglio.pdf Coniglio, Mario <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Coniglio=3AMario=3A=3A.html> (1985) Origin and diagenesis of fine-grained slope sediments : Cow Head Group (Cambro-Ordovician), western Newfoundland. Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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