粉砂屑灰岩(英语:calcisiltite)是一种石灰岩,主要成分为碳酸盐质的碎屑组成,其具粉砂尺寸的颗粒含量超过50%。这些颗粒由珊瑚、贝壳、鲕粒、石灰岩白云石的碎片组合组成。等同粉砂岩结构但颗粒是碳酸盐[1][2]。粉砂屑灰岩可以在多种沿海、湖泊和海洋环境中堆积,通常是颗粒之间磨损和生物侵蚀的产物[2][3]。粉砂屑灰岩一词并非Grabau[4][5]于1903年提出的。相反,粉砂屑灰岩一词是由Kay[6]于1951年创建,用于描述主要由碎屑粉砂(尺寸为0.062至0.002毫米)颗粒组成的石灰岩[7]

参考文献

编辑
  1. ^ Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl, Jr., and J.A. Jackson, J.A., eds. (2005) Glossary of Geology (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. ISBN 0-922152-76-4
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 Flügel, E. (2010) Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks, 2nd ed. Springer-Verlag Berlin, Germany. 976 pp. ISBN 978-3-540-22016-9
  3. ^ Scholle, P.A., D.G. Bebout, and C.H. Moore (1983) Carbonate Depositional Environments. Memoir no. 33. Tulsa, Oklahoma, American Association of Petroleum Geologists. 708 pp. ISBN 978-0-89181-310-1
  4. ^ Grabau, A.W. (1903) Paleozoic coral reefs. Geological Society of America Bulletin. vol. 14, pp. 337-352.
  5. ^ Grabau, A.W. (1904) On the classification of sedimentary rocks. American Geologist. vol. 33, pp. 228-247.
  6. ^ Kay, G.M. (1951) North American geosynclines. Memoir no. 48. Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America. 143 pp.
  7. ^ Folk, R.L., 1962, Spectral subdivision of limestone types. In Ham, W. E.. Classification of carbonate rocks. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir. no. 1, pp. 62-84.