Geology of glauconite
Galliher, E.W. (1935). Geology of glauconite. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 19(11): 1569-1601
In: Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG): Tulsa, Okla.. ISSN 0883-9247, more
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| Abstract |
Throughout the sediments in Monterey Bay, an area of more than 250 square miles, there is conclusive evidence that biotite alters to glauconite, the genesis of which has been in question for more than a century. By analogy with what is known about sedimentation in the bay, a set of facts is presented which explains the occurrence of glauconite throughout the present ocean basins and the sedimentary column. The facts are of practical value. For instance, that biotite-rich sands occurring near shore are only facies of glauconitic muds off shore is useful, not only in subsurface work but in field mapping and correlations. |
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