Abstract
Single grain settling of pellets collected from 8 shallow marine environments in S.Florida and the Bahamas permits calibration with the hydrodynamic behavior of quartz spheres. Well-hardened carbonate pellets settle at rates equivalent to quartz spheres having a median diameter 70-100% of the pellet size. Soft carbonate pellets containing abundant silt settled as quartz spheres 90-30% in diameter. Soft carbonate pellets composed mainly of aragonite needle mud settled as quartz spheres 60-25% in diameter.-from Authors
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-36 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Unknown Journal |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1981 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)