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Further reading:
K043
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Dullo, W.-Chr. (1983): Fossildiagenese im miozänen Leitha-
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Dullo, W.-Chr. (1990): Facies, fossil record, and age of Pleis-
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Further reading:
K042, K044
Taphonomy
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Further reading:
K080
4.2.2 Peloids: Just a Term of Ignorance?
Many marine and non-marine limestones contain
micron- and millimeter-sized, more or less structure-
less subrounded micritic grains, that are commonly
called peloids or pellets (Pl. 10/1-3).
Although the term peloid is often used as a non-
genetic term of ignorance, the genetic differentiation
of these grains offers important informations on the
depositional setting, paleoenvironmental conditions and
diagenetic features.
Terminology
Peloid
(McKee and Gutschick 1969) is a compre-
hensive descriptive term for polygenetic grains com-
posed of micro- and cryptocrystalline carbonate. Pe-
loids are commonly devoid of internal structures but
may contain fine-grained skeletal debris and other
grains. The term was proposed in order to replace the
widely used term 'pellet' which, for many authors had
become a synonym for 'fecal pellet'.
Fossil diagenesis
Bathurst, R.C.G. (1964): The replacement of aragonite by
calcite in the molluscan shell wall. - In: Imbrie, J., Newell,
N. D. (eds.): Approaches to paleoecology. - 357-387, New
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Brachert, T.C., Dullo, W.-Chr. (2000): Shallow burial diagen-
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material (Miocene to Recent), Queensland Plateau and
