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Author	Keim, Lorenz Schlager, Wolfgang
Copyright Year	1971
Abstract	The Triassic platforms of the Dolomite Alps of northern Italy are famous for their well-preserved platform flanks. We report on the discovery of extensive automicrite on these platform slopes. Automicrite stands for autochthonous micritic carbonate, formed by in-situ precipitation that was mediated by organisms. The automicrite occurs on the 400 m high, 25°–35° dipping slopes of the Sella platform that were pervasively dolomitized. Textures include peloidal aggregates (thrombolitic microfabric), irregular spar-filled cavities as well as biodetritus and are in many samples clearly visible despite the dolomitization. The peloids may occur as loose particles floating in lighter-colored cement or form a loosely connected framework. The preservation of automicrite textures along with the nearly unaltered slope geometry of the platform lead to several conclusions on the development of automicrite on such steep and high platform slopes. 1) Automicrite formed patches and layers from the platform top down to over 200 m on the flank and constitutes about 25% of the volume of slope sediment. 2) Automicrite alternates with layers of skeletal and lithoclastic rubble and sand. 3) Despite the extensive occurrence of automicrite, no mud mounds developed on the steep slopes. The autochthonous carbonate only forms layers and cushions that do not significantly alter the planar clinoforms. 4) On the slope, layers of automicrite slid, became fragmented and turned into breccias that dominate the lower slope. The undolomitized, distal ends of these breccias contain the Cipit boulders extensively described in the past.
Starting Page	15
Ending Page	25
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01729179
Journal	Facies
Volume Number	41
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	16124820
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	1999-12-01
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Automicrite Microbial Carbonates Platform Slopes Dolomites Triassic Sedimentology Biogeosciences Geochemistry Paleontology Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geology Stratigraphy Paleontology

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