Chemical & Biogenic Sediments
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What is the influence of siliciclastic input to the ocean on carbonate precipitation?
In some
What is the composition of Halite? Crystal form?
NaCl
How much seawater has to be evaporated to get calcium carbonate, gypsum and halite to precipitate?
19% remaining to get calcium carbonate, and between 4-9.5% remaining for salt (NaCl) to evaporate
producers of calcium carbonate
algae and
What is the difference between terrigenous, chemical and biogenic sediment?
chemical and biogenic sediments are formed and precipitated WITHIN the depositional basin; biogenic reefs are not like any other depositional deposit
What does "clastic" mean?
clastic means the grains have moved some distance before their final depositional placement;
