Limestone compaction: an enigma
Geology
By: Eugene A. Shinn, Robert B. Halley, J. Harold Hudson, and Barbara H. Lidz
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Abstract
Compression of an undisturbed carbonate sediment core under a pressure of 556 kg/cm2 produced a “rock” with sedimentary structures similar to typical ancient fine-grained limestones. Surprisingly, shells, foraminifera, and other fossils were not noticeably crushed, which indicates that absence of crushed fossils in ancient limestones can no longer be considered evidence that limestones do not compact.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Limestone compaction: an enigma |
| Series title | Geology |
| DOI | 10.1130/0091-7613(1977)5<21:LCAE>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geology |
| First page | 21 |
| Last page | 24 |