Abstract
The Sarmatian deposits from the Şimleu basin are developed in two facies: terrigenous and calcareous. An attempt to distinguish the main types of Sarmatian limestone microfacies was made by Bucur et al. (1992). The present study provides more detail of the sedimentary facies and fabrics of these limestones, emphasizing the essential contribution of microbialites to their formation. The following types of microbialite and microbial structure were found: (1) thrombolites with clotted fabric and fenestral structures; (2) microbial crusts on bioclasts; (3) peloidal microbialites (4) agglutinated microbialites; (5) stromatolites and laminoid-fenestral structures. All these structures played an important role in the accretion of the Sarmatian carbonate deposits in the area studied.
Recommended Citation
Daoud, Hyam; Bucur, Ioan I.; and Bruchental, Călin
(2006)
Microbialitic structures in the Sarmatian carbonate deposits from Simleu Basin,
Studia UBB Geologia
51
(1): 3-13
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1937-8602.51.1.1
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geologia/vol51/iss1/art1
