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Stromatoporoid diagenesis: outline of alteration effects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Robert Riding
Robert Riding
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Depertment of GeologyThe UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
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Summary

Elucidation of the effects of secondary alteration on the stromatoporoid skeleton is important for the development of a sound taxonomy of the group. Four stages of progressive alteration in Palaeozoic stromatoporoids are identified and their effects summarized.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 111 , Issue 2 , March 1974 , pp. 143 - 149
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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