Occurrence and preservation of Eocene squamariacean and coralline rhodoliths: Eau, Tonga

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Edited by: Donald F. Toomey and Matthew H. Nitecki

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Abstract

A widespread rhodolith facies occurs within middle Eocene limestones of Eua, Tonga (Fig. 1). These limestones, first described by Hoffmeister (1932), represent a portion of a broad, early Tertiary platform that developed in the Tonga area prior to disruption and uplift by later Tertiary plate movements (Kroenke and Tongilava 1975). Algal rhodoliths form beds several meters thick within Eocene limestones and occur at localities several kilometers apart along the length of Eua.

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Publication type Book chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Title Occurrence and preservation of Eocene squamariacean and coralline rhodoliths: Eau, Tonga
Chapter 9
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-70355-3_19
Year Published 1985
Language English
Publisher Springer
Contributing office(s) Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Description 9 p.
Larger Work Type Book
Larger Work Subtype Monograph
Larger Work Title Paleoalgology: Contemporary research and applications
First page 248
Last page 256
Country Tonga
Other Geospatial Eau
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