Dolomías primarias de ambiente lacustre salino: Mioceno de la Cuenca de Madrid

The study focuses on dolomite carbonates that occur in a Miocene evaporitic succession, the Christmas tree gypsum unit. This unit outcrops in the eastern part of the Madrid Basin and it was deposited in a mudflatsaline lake complex during the Lower Miocene. Three types of dolostone facies have been...

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Autores: Sanz Montero, María Esther, Rodríguez Aranda, Juan Pablo, Calvo Sorando, José Pedro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/57935
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/57935
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:552.3
Primary dolomite
Gypsum replacement
Miocene
Madrid Basin
Petrología
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Sumario:The study focuses on dolomite carbonates that occur in a Miocene evaporitic succession, the Christmas tree gypsum unit. This unit outcrops in the eastern part of the Madrid Basin and it was deposited in a mudflatsaline lake complex during the Lower Miocene. Three types of dolostone facies have been considered: a) dolostone levels between mudstone or gypsum facies, b) patches and discontinuous levels of dolomite replacing gypsum crystals, and c) intra-and-inter-crystalline inclusions of dolomite in gypsum layers. Dolomites are mainly dolomicrites showing a low ordering degree and some Ca excess. Their isotopic composition [d l80, d13C) is characterized by light values. These dolostones are interpreted to be primary in origin and they are likely due to microbial activity as supported by facies relations, together with isotopic, textural and mineralógica! evidences.