Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2012

Publication Title

Proceedings of the 15th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and Other Carbonate Regions

Abstract

Ooids are a common component of ancient carbonate rocks, but their origin and distribution in Holocene deposits and modem carbonate sands are not fully understood. Even though ooids are well documented from several localities in the Bahamian Archipelago, their occurrence on Cat Island has not been previously studied in detail. In this study we examined the composition and texture of beach sand and six sediment samples collected from the sea floor at approximately 50-meter intervals along an estimated 300 m transect at Pigeon Cay, Cat Island.

First Page

71

Last Page

81

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Reprinted with permission from: Douglas W. Gamble & Pascal Kindler (eds.), Proceedings of the 15th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and Other Carbonate Regions: San Salvador, Gerace Research Centre

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