Essays about: "ooids"

Found 4 essays containing the word ooids.

  1. 1. Record of the end-Triassic mass extinction in shallow marine carbonates: the Lorüns section (Austria)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Linus Brakebusch; [2022]
    Keywords : sedimentology; geochemistry; ooids; oolites; oncoids; oncolites; Triassic; Jurassic; Rhaetian; Hettangian; ocean acidification; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The end-Triassic mass extinction (ETE) was one of the five big mass extinctions of the Phanerozoic and occurred ~201 Ma ago. Research agrees that the main triggering factor for the ETE was the eruptions of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Volcanic Province (CAMP), linked to the break-up of the supercontinent Pangaea. READ MORE

  3. 2. Oolites from the Arabian platform: Archives for the aftermath of the end-Triassic mass extinction

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Johannes Greiff; [2021]
    Keywords : sedimentology; carbonates; geochemistry; oolites; ooids; thrombolites; microbialites; Triassic; Jurassic; Hettangian; extinction; United Arab Emirates; Wadi Ghalilah; Wadi Milaha; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The end-Triassic mass extinction (ETME) which occurred around 201 Ma is known as one of “the big five” mass extinction events of the Phanerozoic eon. Its effects were most severe on marine ecosystems, resulting in a global decline of invertebrate taxa and the complete extinction of the conodonts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sedimentological study of the Jurassic and Cretaceous sequence in the Revinge-1 core, Scania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Casandra Hajny; [2016]
    Keywords : Jura; Krita; Vomb; Fyledalen; Vitabäck; Arnagergrönsand; Mollusker; Bivalver; Palynologi; Biostra-tigrafi; Vulkanism; Pyrit; Järnooider; Jurassic; Cretaceous; Vomb Trough; Vitabäck Clay; Fyledal Clay; Arnager Greensand; Molluscs; Bivalves; Palynology; Biostratigraphy; Volcanism; Pyrite; Iron ooids; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a study of the core from the Revinge-1 borehole from the Vomb Trough. The core displays strata from the Upper Jurassic to the Upper Cretaceous including strata covering the the J/K−boundary . READ MORE

  5. 4. Upper Ordovician through lowermost Silurian stratigraphy and facies of the Borenshult-1 core, Östergötland, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Amir Noor; [2010]
    Keywords : Borenshult-1 core; palaeoclimate; upper Ordovician; sea-level; GICE; HICE; Baltoscandia; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Ordovician is an important period in the Phanerozoic, with remarkable faunal turnovers, several major carbon isotope excursions, and shifting climate. The strata of this time period not only re-veal these events but also provide useful information about the palaeoclimate and sea-level. READ MORE