Paleoenvironmental Record and Applications of Calcretes and Palustrine Carbonates (GSA Special Paper 416)

This Volume Presents Current Understanding Of The Mechanisms And Environments Of The Formation Of Calcretes And Palustrine Carbonates. Through A Series Of Specific Field Examples, Papers In This Volume Illustrate The Wide Variety Of Potential Applications Of These Types Of Deposits. The Papers Presented Here Cover A Wide Array Of Ages And Environmental Settings Of Calcrete And Palustrine Deposition And Include Many Interesting Applications, Such As The Climatic And Geomorphic Controls On Calcrete Formation, Possible Modern Analogues For Palustrine Carbonates, The Interplay Between Palustrine, Pedogenic, And Diagenetic Processes, The Utility Of Radio-isotopic Methods For Dating Pedogenic Carbonates, Applications To Understanding Landscape Evolution, And Reconstruction Of Diagenetic Sequences. The Result Is A State-of-the-art Book On These Deposits So Common In The Geological Record And In Recent Environments.--publisher's Website. Calcic Pedocomplexes, Regional Sequence Boundary Indicators In Tertiary Deposits Of The Great Plains And Western United States / D.l. Hanneman And C.j. Wideman -- Late Triassic Soil Catena / N.j. Tabor [and Others] -- Investigating Paleosol Completeness And Preservation In Mid-paleozoic Alluvial Palesols / S.b. Marriott And V.p. Wright -- Calcareous Paleosols Of The Upper Triassic Chinle Group, Four Corners Region, Southwestern United States / L.h. Tanner And S.g. Lucas -- Estimates Of Atmospheric Co₂ Levels During The Mid-turonian Derived From Stable Isotope Composition Of Paleosol Calcite From Israel / A. Sandler -- Pedogenic Carbonate Distribution Within Glacial Till In Taylor Valley, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica / K.k. Foley [and Others] -- Calcretes, Oncolites, And Lacustrine Limestones In Upper Oligocene Alluvial Fans Of The Montgat Area (catalan Coastal Ranges, Spain) / D. Parcerisa, D. Gómez-gras, And J.d. Martin-martin -- Role Of Clastic Sediment Influx In The Formation Of Calcrete And Palustrine Facies / I. Armenteros And P. Huerta -- Upper Triassic Crenogenic Limestones In Upper Silesia (southern Poland) And Their Paleonenvironmental Context / J. Szulc [and Others] -- Recent Analogue For Palustrine Carbonate Environments / A.m. Alonso-zarza -- Depositional Conditions Of Carbonate-dominated Palustrine Sedimentation Around The K-t Boundary (faciès Rognacien, Northeastern Pyrenean Foreland, Southwestern France) / D. Marty And C.a. Meyer -- Reworked Microcodium Calcarenites Interbedded In Pelagic Sedimentary Rocks (paleocene, Subbetic, Southern Spain) / J.m. Molina, J.a. Vera, And R. Aguado -- Calcite Cement Stratigraphy Of A Nonpedogenic Calcrete In The Triassic New Haven Arkose (newark Supergroup) / E.t. Rasbury [and Others] -- Calcrete Features And Age Estimates From U/th Dating / J.m. Azan̋ón [and Others]. Edited By Ana María Alonso-zarza, Lawrence H. Tanner. Includes Bibliographical References. This Volume Presents Current Understanding Of The Mechanisms And Environments Of The Formation Of Calcretes And Palustrine Carbonates. Through A Series Of Specific Field Examples, Papers In This Volume Illustrate The Wide Variety Of Potential Applications Of These Types Of Deposits. The Papers Presented Here Cover A Wide Array Of Ages And Environmental Settings Of Calcrete And Palustrine Deposition And Include Many Interesting Applications, Such As The Climatic And Geomorphic Controls On Calcrete Formation, Possible Modern Analogues For Palustrine Carbonates, The Interplay Between Palustrine, Pedogenic, And Diagenetic Processes, The Utility Of Radio-isotopic Methods For Dating Pedogenic Carbonates, Applications To Understanding Landscape Evolution, And Reconstruction Of Diagenetic Sequences. The Result Is A State-of-the-art Book On These Deposits So Common In The Geological Record And In Recent Environments.--publisher's Website. Calcic Pedocomplexes, Regional Sequence Boundary Indicators In Tertiary Deposits Of The Great Plains And Western United States / D.l. Hanneman And C.j. Wideman -- Late Triassic Soil Catena / N.j. Tabor [and Others] -- Investigating Paleosol Completeness And Preservation In Mid-paleozoic Alluvial Palesols / S.b. Marriott And V.p. Wright -- Calcareous Paleosols Of The Upper Triassic Chinle Group, Four Corners Region, Southwestern United States / L.h. Tanner And S.g. Lucas -- Estimates Of Atmospheric Co2 Levels During The Mid-turonian Derived From Stable Isotope Composition Of Paleosol Calcite From Israel / A. Sandler -- Pedogenic Carbonate Distribution Within Glacial Till In Taylor Valley, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica / K.k. Foley [and Others] -- Calcretes, Oncolites, And Lacustrine Limestones In Upper Oligocene Alluvial Fans Of The Montgat Area (catalan Coastal Ranges, Spain) / D. Parcerisa, D. Gómez-gras, And J.d. Martin-martin -- Role Of Clastic Sediment Influx In The Formation Of Calcrete And Palustrine Facies / I. Armenteros And P. Huerta -- Upper Triassic Crenogenic Limestones In Upper Silesia (southern Poland) And Their Paleonenvironmental Context / J. Szulc [and Others] -- Recent Analogue For Palustrine Carbonate Environments / A.m. Alonso-zarza -- Depositional Conditions Of Carbonate-dominated Palustrine Sedimentation Around The K-t Boundary (faciès Rognacien, Northeastern Pyrenean Foreland, Southwestern France) / D. Marty And C.a. Meyer -- Reworked Microcodium Calcarenites Interbedded In Pelagic Sedimentary Rocks (paleocene, Subbetic, Southern Spain) / J.m. Molina, J.a. Vera, And R. Aguado -- Calcite Cement Stratigraphy Of A Nonpedogenic Calcrete In The Triassic New Haven Arkose (newark Supergroup) / E.t. Rasbury [and Others] -- Calcrete Features And Age Estimates From U/th Dating / J.m. Azan̋ón [and Others]. Edited By Ana María Alonso-zarza, Lawrence H. Tanner. Includes Bibliographical References.