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Fig. 6.52. Cross-sections illustrating the correlation between depositional environment and carbonate rock
types for a rimmed carbonate platform (upper) and a carbonate ramp (lower). Details of limestone grains
a n d rock type n a m e s are given in Chapter 9. (From Spring and Hansen, 1998, by courtesy of the Geological
Society of London.)
The Bahama Bank is a modern example of a rimmed carbonate platform (Fig. 6.54).
The bank margins are marked by minor reefs and extensive areas of oolite shoals. Morphologically these are analogous to the sand waves of the northwestern shelf of Europe
previously described (Fig. 6.55). The sand waves migrate across a scoured surface of
6 DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS
Fig. 6.52. Cross-sections illustrating the correlation between depositional environment and carbonate rock
types for a rimmed carbonate platform (upper) and a carbonate ramp (lower). Details of limestone grains
a n d rock type n a m e s are given in Chapter 9. (From Spring and Hansen, 1998, by courtesy of the Geological
Society of London.)
The Bahama Bank is a modern example of a rimmed carbonate platform (Fig. 6.54).
The bank margins are marked by minor reefs and extensive areas of oolite shoals. Morphologically these are analogous to the sand waves of the northwestern shelf of Europe
previously described (Fig. 6.55). The sand waves migrate across a scoured surface of