Shoal-water carbonates source

It is convenient to divide the deposition of carbonates in marine sediments into those being deposited in shallow (shoal) water (water depths of a few hundred meters or less) and those being deposited in deep sea sediments, where the water depth is on the order of kilometers. The primary reasons for this division are the differing sources, dominant mineralogies, and accumulation processes operative in these environments. Shoal water carbonates are the topic of Chapter 5. Naturally, there are "grey" areas of intermediate characteristics between these two extremes, such as continental slopes and the flanks of carbonate banks and atolls. 

Composition and Source of Shoal-Water Carbonate Sediments... 

I g o COMPOSITION AND SOURCE OF SHOAL-WATER CARBONATE SEDIMENTS... 

Sources and Diagenesis of Shoal-water Carbonate-rich Sediments... 

Carbonate minerals in modem marine sediments can readily be divided into those found in shoal-to-shallow and deep-water environments. The factors controlling the sources, mineralogy, and diagenesis of carbonates in these environments are very different. Within the shoal-to-shallow water environment, the sources and diagenesis of carbonates differ substantially between carbonate-rich and primarily siliciclastic sediments. 

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