Geology And Hydrogeology Of Carbonate Islands.; (developments In Sedimentology 54)

The Geology and Hydrogeology of Carbonate Islands presents a survey of more than 30 selected islands such as Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Florida Keys, coastal Yucatan, Barbados, the Caymans, Isla de Mona, islands of Polynesia, the Cooks, Guam, Niue, Nauru, Rottnest Island, the Houtman Abrolhos, islands of the Great Barrier Reef and many atolls including Enewetak, Tarawa, Diego Garcia, Mururoa, and the Cocos Islands. The book provides a wealth of observational data and a survey of interpretations on the issues within the intersection of carbonate geology (depositional architecture, diagenetic processes and dolomitization, Cenozoic sea-level history, karstification and blue holes) and island hydrology (distribution of fresh and brackish groundwater, dual-aquifer conceptualizations, modeling of island lenses, water budgets and water resources, effects of climatic variations, island karst, endo-upwelling). Content: Preface Original Research Article Pages v-vii H. Leonard Vacher, Terrence M. Quinn List of contributors Original Research Article Pages ix-xiii Chapter 1 Introduction: Varieties of carbonate islands and a historical perspective Original Research Article Pages 1-33 H.L. Vacher Chapter 2 Geology and hydrogeology of Bermuda Original Research Article Pages 35-90 H.L. Vacher, Mark P. Rowe Chapter 3 A Geology of the Bahamas Original Research Article Pages 91-139 James L. Carew, John E. Mylroie Chapter 3B Geology of the Bahamas: Architecture of Bahamian islands Original Research Article Pages 141-160 Pascal Kindler, Paul J. Hearty Chapter 3C Geology of the Bahamas: Subsurface geology of the Bahamas banks Original Research Article Pages 161-182 Leslie A. Melim, Jose Luis Masaferro Chapter 4 Hydrogeology of the Bahamian archipelago Original Research Article Pages 183-216 Fiona F. Whitaker, Peter L. Smart Chapter 5 Geology and hydrogeology of the Florida Keys Original Research Article Pages 217-248 Robert B. Halley, H.L. Vacher, Eugene A. Shinn Chapter 6 Geology of mud islands in Florida Bay Original Research Article Pages 249-274 Peter K. Swart, Philip A. Kramer Chapter 7 Geology of coastal islands, northeastern yucatan peninsula Original Research Article Pages 275-298 William C. Ward Chapter 8 Geology and hydrogeology of the Cayman islands Original Research Article Pages 299-326 Brian Jones, K.-C. Ng, I.G. Hunter Chapter 9 Geology of Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico Original Research Article Pages 327-358 Luis A. Gonzalez, Hector M. Ruiz, Bruce E. Taggart, Ann F. Budd, Vanessa Monell Chapter 10 Geology and hydrogeology of St. Croix, Virgin Islands Original Research Article Pages 359-379 Ivan P. Gill, Dennis K. Hubbard, Peter P. Mclaughlin, C.H. Moore Jr. Chapter 11 Geology and hydrogeology of Barbados Original Research Article Pages 381-406 John D. Humphrey Chapter 12 Geology of selected islands of the Pitcairn group, Southern Polynesia Original Research Article Pages 407-431 S.G. Blake, J.M. Pandolfi Chapter 13 Geology and hydrogeology of Mururoa and Fangataufa, French Polynesia Original Research Article Pages 433-451 DaniÈle C. Buigues Chapter 14 Geology of Makatea Island, Tuamotu archipelago, french polynesia Original Research Article Pages 453-473 Lucien F. Montaggioni, Gilbert F. Camoin Chapter 15 Geomorphology and hydrogeology of selected islands of French Polynesia: Tikehau (Atoll) and Tahiti (Barrier Reef) Original Research Article Pages 475-502 Francis Rougerie, Renaud Fichez, Pascale Déjardin Chapter 16 Geology and hydrogeology of the Cook Islands Original Research Article Pages 503-535 James R. Hein, Sarah C. Gray, Bruce M. Richmond Chapter 17 Geology and hydrogeology of Niue Original Research Article Pages 537-564 Christopher Wheeler, Paul Aharon Chapter 18 Hydrogeology of carbonate islands of the Kingdom of Tonga Original Research Article Pages 565-576 Lindsay J. Furness Chapter 19 Geology and hydrogeology of Tarawa and Christmas Island, Kiribati Original Research Article Pages 577-610 A.C. Falkland, C.D. Woodroffe Chapter 20 Hydrogeology of the Marshall Islands Original Research Article Pages 611-636 Frank L. Peterson Chapter 21 Geology of Anewetak Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands Original Research Article Pages 637-666 Terrence M. Quinn, Arthur H. Saller Chapter 22 Hydrogeology of Enewetak Atoll Original Research Article Pages 667-692 Robert W. Buddemeier, June A. Oberdorfer Chapter 23 Hydrogeology of selected islands of the Federated States of Micronesia Original Research Article Pages 693-706 Stephen S. Anthony Chapter 24 Geology and hydrogeology of Nauru Island Original Research Article Pages 707-742 Gerry Jacobson, Peter J. Hill, Fereidoun Ghassemi Chapter 25 Hydrogeology of northern Guam Original Research Article Pages 743-761 John F. Mink, H.L. Vacher Chapter 26 Hydrogeology of carbonate islands of Fiji Original Research Article Pages 763-781 J. Ferry, P.B. Kumar, J. Bronders, J. Lewis Chapter 27 Geology and hydrogeology of Rottnest island, western Australia Original Research Article Pages 783-810 Phillip E. Playford Chapter 28 Geology of the Houtman Abrolhos islands Original Research Article Pages 811-833 Lindsay B. Collins, Zhong Rong Zhu, Karl-Heinz Wyrwoll Chapter 29 Geology of reef islands of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia Original Research Article Pages 835-866 David Hopley Chapter 30 Hydrogeology of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Original Research Article Pages 867-884 Delton Chen, André Krol Chapter 31 Geology and hydrogeology of the Cocos (Keeling) islands Original Research Article Pages 885-908 C.D. Woodroffe, A.C. Falkland Chapter 32 Hydrogeology of Diego Garcia Original Research Article Pages 909-931 Charles D. Hunt Subject Index Pages 933-948