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| Terhzaz, Loubna; Hamoumi, Naima; Spezzaferri, Silvia; Lotfi, El Mostapha; Henriet, Jean-pierre. |
| Sedimentological and geochemical studies of boxcores from the Brittlestar Ridge I and Cabliers carbonate mounds, along the Moroccan Mediterranean margin, show that sediments are composed of cold water scleratian corals and micritic mud, muddy micrite or muddy allochem limestone matrix, outlining seven different facies that can be attributed to “cluster reefs”. The mixed siliciclastic/carbonate sediments have been derived from both extra- and intrabasinal sources. Extra-basinal sources may be the geological formations outcropping in the Moroccan hinterland and Sahara, the latter including corals and associated bioclasts. Sediments were transported by wind and rivers and redistributed by bottom currents and local upwelling. Our results confirm the role of... |
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Palavras-chave: Carbonate mounds; Cold water corals; Sedimentology; Sedimentary geochemistry; Moroccan Mediterranean margin. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00445/55699/57370.pdf |
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