An environmental of fluvial tufas in the monsoonal tropics, Barkly karst, northern Australia

Auteurs :
CARTHEW, K.D.
TAYLOR, M.P.
DRYSDALE, R.N.

Description :
This paper presents an environmental model that will aid interpretation of fossil fluvial tufas throughout monsoonal Australia. In the Barkly karst, northern Australia, tufas form in dam, cascade and pool/waterhole geomorphic environments. Each environment is represented in the morphostratigraphical record by a specific combination of tufa geomorphic units and facies associations. A diverse array of tufa facies is present, including microphytic, larval, calcite raft, macrophytic and allochtonous types.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 2006, vol. 73, n°. 1-2, p. 78-100, nombre de pages : 23, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 59 ref.

Date :
2006

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier