SPECTRAL SUBDIVISION OF LIMESTONE TYPES1 ROBERT L. FOLK 2 Austin, Texas ABSTRACT In the writer's previous classification of limestones, rocks were divided into three…
BIOCHEMICAL SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Prepared by Dr. F. Clark Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta August 06 INTRODUCTION The two principle groups…
Carbonates are only one of the types of chemical sedimentary rocks. The others include: • evaporites • iron formation • chert • phosphates Carbonates accumulate in…