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Atlas of Microbial Mat Features Preserved within the Siliciclastic Rock Record

Schieber, Juergen; Bose, Pradip K.; Eriksson, P.G.; Banerjee, Santanu; Sarkar, Subir; Altermann, Wla

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Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Copyright pageiv
  • List of Editorsv
  • List of Authorsvii
  • Acknowledgementsix
  • Contentsxi
  • Chapter 1. Prologue: An Introduction to Microbial Mats1
  • Chapter 2. Structures Left by Modern Microbial Mats in Their Host Sediments5
  • Introduction5
  • Organisation of photographic material5
  • Terminology7
  • Environmental associations7
  • Inferred sedimentary and biologic processes, ideas on genesis9
  • Chapter 3. Classification of Structures Left by Microbial Mats in Their Host Sediments39
  • Introduction39
  • Schieber's (2004) classification40
  • Complex structures46
  • Conclusions51
  • Chapter 4. Mat Features in Sandstones53
  • Introduction53
  • 4(a). Mat growth features53
  • 4(b). Diagenetic Features Related to Mat Metabolism and Decay72
  • 4(c). Mat-Destruction Features76
  • 4(d). Mat-Decay Features106
  • 4(f)Diagenetic Mat Features111
  • Complex Structures Associated with Siliciclastic Biolaminites111
  • Chapter 5. Microbial Mats on Muddy Substrates - Examples of Possible Sedimentary Features and Underl117
  • Introduction117
  • Features related to mat growth117
  • Features related to physical forces acting on mat stabilised mud layers121
  • Features related to mat metabolism125
  • Features related to mat decay and diagenesis127
  • Conclusion129
  • Chapter 6. Discussion of Some Problems: Unusual Features and the Importance of Terminology135
  • Introduction135
  • 6(a). `Wrinkle Structures' - A Critical Review135
  • 6(b). Some Unusual and/or Problematic Inferred Mat-Related Features145
  • 6(c). Inherent Problems of Terminology: Definition of Terms Frequently Used in Connection with Micro145
  • Chapter 7. Examples of Stratigraphic Units Bearing Outstanding Mat Features153
  • Introduction153
  • 7(a). Microbially-Induced Sedimentary Structures (MISS) of Early and Middle Archaean Ages - Moodies153
  • 7(b). Microbial Mat Features in Terrigenous clastics of the Belt Supergroup, Mid-Proterozoic of Mont158
  • 7(c). Microbial Mat Features in Mudstones of the Mesoproterozoic Somanpalli Group, Pranhita-Godavari171
  • 7(d). Mat-Related Features from Sandstones of the Vindhyan Supergroup in Central India181
  • 7(e). Benthic Microbial Mats in Black Shale Units from the Vindhyan Supergroup, Middle Proterozoic o189
  • 7(f). Mat-Related Features from the Neoproterozoic Tizi n-Taghatine Group, Anti-Atlas Belt, Morocco198
  • 7(g). Microbial Mat Sedimentary Structures and Their Relation to Organic-Carbon Burial in the Middle208
  • 7(h). Mat-Related Features from the Terminal Ediacaran Nudaus Formation, Nama Group, Namibia214
  • 7(i). Ripple Patches in the Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone Near Denver, Colorado, a Classical Locality222
  • 7(j). Benthic Microbial Mats as an Oil Shale Component: Green River Formation (Eocene) of Wyoming an225
  • Chapter 8. New Developments in Research on Microbial Mats233
  • Introduction233
  • 8(a). Microbial Mats Built by Iron Bacteria: A Modern Example from Southern Indiana233
  • 8(b). Disruption of Mats by Seismic Events245
  • 8(c). Flume Experiments on the Durability of Sandy Microbial Mat Fragments During Transport248
  • 8(d). Hydraulic Conditions and Mat-Related Structures in Tidal Flats and Coastal Sabkhas258
  • Appendix A262
  • Chapter 9. Palaeoenvironmental and Chronological Relationships of Mat-Related Features, and Sequence267
  • Introduction267
  • 9(a). Palaeogeography of Microbial Mats in Terrigenous Clastics - Environmental Distribution of Asso267
  • 9(b). Sequence stratigraphic context of microbial mat features276
  • Chapter 10. Conclusions285
  • Reference List289
  • Subject Index307
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780444528599
  • ISBN-13 9780080549309
  • Author Schieber, Juergen; Bose, Pradip K.; Eriksson, P.G.; Banerjee, Santanu; Sarkar, Subir; Altermann, Wla
  • Category Technology & Engineering
  • Subject Petroleum

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Drawing on a combination of modern occurrences and likely ancient counterparts, this atlas is a treatise of mat-related sedimentary features that one may expect to see in ancient terrigenous clastic sedimentary successions. By combining modern and ancient examples, the connection is made to likely formative processes and the utilization of these features in the interpretation of ancient sedimentary rocks.

* The first full compilation of microbial mat features/structures preserved in the sliciclastic rock record
* High quality, full color photographs fully support the text
* Modern and ancient examples connect the formative processes and utilization of mat-related features in the interpretation of sedimentary rocks