Skeletal assemblages and terrigenous input in the Eocene carbonate systems of the Nummulitic Limestone (NW Europe)

• Published in: Sedimentary geology Vol. 425; p. 106005
• Main Authors: Coletti, Giovanni, Mariani, Luca, Garzanti, Eduardo, Consani, Sirio, Bosio, Giulia, Vezzoli, Giovanni, Hu, Xiumian, Basso, Daniela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Acervulinids; algae; basins; Calcareous algae; Carbonate factories; carbonates; Eocene epoch; Foraminifera; Foreland basin; France; Italy; limestone; Neogene period; Paleogene; Retaria; X-ray diffraction; France; Italy; Paleogene; Calcareous algae; Foreland basin; Carbonate factories; Acervulinids; Foraminifera

Terrigenous input is often considered detrimental for carbonate producing organisms, however, the common occurrence of mixed siliciclastic–bioclastic deposits indicates that the relationship between carbonate factories and terrigenous fluxes is a complex issue. To investigate this subject, we analyz...