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The Persian Gulf

Holocene Carbonate Sedimentation and Diagenesis in a Shallow Epicontinental Sea

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1973

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Editors:
  1. Bruce H. Purser

    1. Laboratoire de Géologie Historique, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Paris Sud, 91-Orsay, France

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This volume, although not an integrated synthesis, treats most aspects of Holocene sedimenta­ tion and diagenesis in the Persian Gulf, grouping 22 contributions under a single cover and in one language. Because these sediments and diagenetic minerals are comparable to those existing in many ancient sedimentary basins, their appraisal should be of value to the enlarging group of workers who interpret ancient sedimentary rocks. The essential morphological, climatic and oceanographic factors determining Holocene sedimen­ tation and diagenesis in the Persian Gulf are summarized in the introductory article by PURSER and SEIBOLD. These environmental controls and the overall morphology of the Persian Gulf have much in common with Shark Bay, Western Australia, described by LOGAN et al. (1970). On the other hand, the Persian Gulf is markedly different from the better known Florida and Bahamian prov­ inces; the floor of the Persian Gulf is gently inclined from continental shoreline to bathymetric axis (80-100 m); the Bahamian province, on the other hand, is horizontal and extremely shallow (2-10 m), with very sharply defined shelf edges surrounded by deep oceanic waters. These contrast­ ing architectural styles are related to different tectonic frames.

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Table of contents (22 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VII
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  2. The Principal Environmental Factors Influencing Holocene Sedimentation and Diagenesis in the Persian Gulf

    • B. H. Purser, E. Seibold
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Structural and Geomorphic Evolution of the Persian Gulf

    • P. Kassler
    Pages 11-32

  4. Organisms as Producers of Carbonate Sediment and Indicators of Environment in the Southern Persian Gulf

    • M. W. Hughes Clarke, A. J. Keij
    Pages 33-56

  5. Holocene Sediments and Sedimentary Processes in the Iranian Part of the Persian Gulf

    • E. Seibold, L. Diester, D. Fütterer, H. Lange, P. Müller, F. Werner
    Pages 57-80

  6. Classification of Modern Marl Sediments in the Persian Gulf by Factor Analysis

    • M. Sarnthein, E. Walger
    Pages 81-97

  7. Correspondence Analysis for Recognition of Facies in Homogeneous Sediments off an Iranian River Mouth

    • Marthe Melguen
    Pages 99-113

  8. Aeolian Admixtures in the Sediments of the Northern Persian Gulf

    • Zdenek Kukal, Adnan Saadallah
    Pages 115-121

  9. Holocene Sediment Types and Their Distribution in the Southern Persian Gulf

    • C. W. Wagner, C. van der Togt
    Pages 123-155

  10. Sedimentation around Bathymetric Highs in the Southern Persian Gulf

    • B. H. Purser
    Pages 157-177

  11. Carbonate Coastal Accretion in an Area of Longshore Transport, NE Qatar, Persian Gulf

    • E. A. Shinn
    Pages 179-191

  12. Recent Intertidal and Nearshore Carbonate Sedimentation around Rock Highs, E Qatar, Persian Gulf

    • E. A. Shinn
    Pages 193-198

  13. Sedimentary Accretion along the Leeward, SE Coast of Qatar Peninsula, Persian Gulf

    • E. A. Shinn
    Pages 199-209

  14. Regional Sedimentation along the Trucial Coast, SE Persian Gulf

    • B. H. Purser, G. Evans
    Pages 211-231

  15. The Oceanography, Ecology, Sedimentology and Geomorphology of Parts of the Trucial Coast Barrier Island Complex, Persian Gulf

    • G. Evans, J. W. Murray, H. E. J. Biggs, R. Bate, P. R. Bush
    Pages 233-277

  16. Distribution and Ultrastructure of Holocene Ooids in the Persian Gulf

    • J.-P. Loreau, B. H. Purser
    Pages 279-328

  17. The Precipitation of Aragonite and Its Alteration to Calcite on the Trucial Coast of the Persian Gulf

    • B. D. Evamy
    Pages 329-341

  18. Aragonitic, Supratidal Encrustations on the Trucial Coast, Persian Gulf

    • B. H. Purser, J.-P. Loreau
    Pages 343-376

  19. Geochemistry of Tidal Flat Brines at Umm Said, SE Qatar, Persian Gulf

    • K. de Groot
    Pages 377-394

  20. Some Aspects of the Diagenetic History of the Sabkha in Abu Dhabi, Persian Gulf

    • P. Bush
    Pages 395-407
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire de Géologie Historique, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Paris Sud, 91-Orsay, France

    Bruce H. Purser

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Persian Gulf

  • Book Subtitle: Holocene Carbonate Sedimentation and Diagenesis in a Shallow Epicontinental Sea

  • Editors: Bruce H. Purser

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65545-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1973

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-65547-0Published: 20 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-65545-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 474

  • Number of Illustrations: 365 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Geology, Sedimentology

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