Petrography and origin of the Lower Ordovician microbial carbonates in the Songzi Area of Hubei Province, middle Yangtze region, China

Abstract This study is the first systematic assessment of the Lower Ordovician microbial carbonates in Songzi, Hubei Province, China. This paper divides the microbial carbonates into two types according to growth patterns, namely nongranular and granular. The nongranular types include stromatolites,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chuan-Tao Xiao, Guo-Qi Wei, Zhen-Yu Song, Yun-Peng Xiao, Wei Yang, Man Dong, Yun-Fei Huang, Da Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-08-01
Series:Petroleum Science
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12182-019-0346-2