Environment of calcium carbonate deposition west of Andros Island, Bahamas. / by Preston E. Cloud, Jr. ; with sections on Mechanical characteristics of the sediments, by Paul D. Blackmon ; Microbiology and biochemistry of sediments and overlaying water, by Frederick D. Sisler ; Chemical analyses of the water, by Henry Kramer ; The problem of calcium determination in sea water, by James H. Carpenter ; Experimental consolidation of calcium carbonate sediment, by Eugene C. Robertson, Lynn R. Sykes and Marcia Newell.
| Author/creator | Cloud, Preston author. |
| Other author | Geological Survey (U.S.) issuing body. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1962. |
| Description | vi, 22 unnumbered pages, 138 pages : illustrations, maps, diagrams, tables (2 folded in pocket) ; 29 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Document online in PDF (PURL) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Geological Survey (U.S.). Professional paper ; 350 Geological Survey professional paper 350. ^A16492 |
| Contents | Mechanical characteristics of the sediments, by Paul D. Blackmon. -- Microbiology and biochemistry of sediments and overlying water, by Frederick D. Sisler. -- Chemical analyses of the water, by Henry Kramer. -- The problem of calcium determination in sea water, by James H. Carpenter. -- Experimental consolidation of calcium carbonate sediment, by Eugene C. Robertson, Lynn R. Sykes, and Marcia Newell. |
| Local note | Joyner- FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER, SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER QE75 .P9. |
| General note | "A study of the sediments, waters, general ecology, precipitation mechanisms, and early diagenesis in an environment considered comparable to those in which some ancient aphanitic and pelletal limestone originated." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-131) and index. |
| Other forms | Also available online in PDF. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Cloud, Preston, 1912-1991. Environment of calcium carbonate deposition west of Andros Island, Bahamas |
| Other title | Calcium carbonate deposition west of Andros Island, Bahamas. |
| LCCN | gs 62000297 |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:350 |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:350-351 |