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Fütterer, 1974
Significance of the boring sponge Cliona for the origin of fine grained material of carbonate sediments
Fütterer, D. K.
DOI | 10.1306/74D72987-2B21-11D7-8648000102C1865D |
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Year | 1974 |
Journal | Journal of Sedimentary Petrology |
Volume | 44 |
Pages | 79-84 |
Type | article in journal |
Language | English |
Id | 48798 |
Abstract
The marine siliceous boring sponge Cliona boring into carbonate substrates of biogenic or non-biogenic origin produces characteristic particles of 15 to 100 micron in size. These particles were quantitatively determined without difficulties by grain size analysis using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). In the Persian Gulf (Iranian coast) and in the Northern Adriatic Sea (Istrian coast) the portion of the fine grained material produced by Cliona is 2 to 3% of total sediment. In the lagoon of Fanning Island/Line Islands (Pacific) this portion amounts to 30% of the total sedime
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