Lithofacies as a function of depth in the Strait of Sicily

Research Article| February 01, 1977 Lithofacies as a function of depth in the Strait of Sicily Andrés Maldonado; Andrés Maldonado 1Institute "Jaime Almera," CSIC, Barcelona, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Daniel Jean Stanley Daniel Jean Stanley 2Division of Sedimentology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Andrés Maldonado 1Institute "Jaime Almera," CSIC, Barcelona, Spain Daniel Jean Stanley 2Division of Sedimentology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1977) 5 (2): 111–117. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1977)5<111:LAAFOD>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Andrés Maldonado, Daniel Jean Stanley; Lithofacies as a function of depth in the Strait of Sicily. Geology 1977;; 5 (2): 111–117. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1977)5<111:LAAFOD>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Sediment types and depositional environments are correlatable in the Strait of Sicily: coarse calcareous sand layers, interbedded with mud and sandy lutite (fining- and coarsening-upward sequences), prevail on shallow banks; homogeneous mud occurs in the neritic and bathyal environments and also in some basins; and moderate- to well-stratified units (sandy gravity-flow deposits alternating with hemipelagic and turbiditic mud) increase as hemipelagic mud decreases with increasing depth. Bioturbation also is closely depth related. This type of lithofacies determination is a potentially useful technique to interpret the depositional environment of marine sequences in the rock record. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.