Diagenetic cements in transgressive and regressive limestone members on the Stanton Limestone (Upper Pennsylvanian), northern midcontinent
- Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States). Dept. of Geology
Detailed cathodoluminescent microscopy reveals various types and phases of cement growth preserved in the two limestone members of the Stanton Limestone, which represents a complete cycle of sea level rise and fall during deposition. In the transgressive Captain Creek Limestone Member, early cements are mainly isopachous rims within brachiopods. In the regressive Stoner Limestone Member, early cements are both intergranula rand intragranular isopachous rims in oolitic and skeletal grainstones and in wackestones, as well as non-luminescent syntaxial overgrowths around echinoderm grains. The second phase of cementation in both members consists of luminescence void-filling blocky calcite and syntaxial overgrowths. The latest phase of cementation in both members comprises non-luminescent void-filling and/or replacement ferroan dolomite formed during burial. The early cements are more enriched in Fe and more enriched in Mg than in Sr. However, there seems to be little difference in trace elemental compositions between the transgressive and regressive limestones in general, although certain types of cements confined to one member fall into a relatively small field. The blocky calcites exhibit much higher Fe and Mn content than the early cements. The ferroan dolomite exhibits higher Fe and Mn concentration in the transgressive than in the regressive limestone. The greater abundance of marine cements in the regressive limestone is attributed to greater residence time in high-energy warm marine environments. Differences in Fe and Mn concentration between transgressive and regressive limestone cements are attributed to differences in redox conditions of diagenetic fluids controlled by the offshore Eudora Shale separating these two limestones.
- OSTI ID:
- 6000689
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-921058--
- Journal Information:
- Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States), Journal Name: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States) Vol. 24:7; ISSN GAAPBC; ISSN 0016-7592
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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