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2004 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Limestones are Biological Sediments

Author : Professor Dr. Erik Flügel

Published in: Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Most limestones are directly or indirectly influenced and controlled by biological processes. The present chapter deals with the formation of carbonates by microbes and benthic encrusting organisms, and with the destructive role of micro- and macroborers. Knowledge of constructive and degrading processes is essential in evaluating carbonate budgets.

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Title
Limestones are Biological Sediments
Author
Professor Dr. Erik Flügel
Copyright Year
2004
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks

Print ISBN: 978-3-662-08728-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-662-08726-8

Copyright Year: 2004

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08726-8_9