Silurian dolostones of eastern Lithuania

Silurian dolostones representing the Jaani (Verknė and Jočionys formations (Fms)) and Minija (Pabradė Formation (Fm.)) regional stages were studied in the Jočionys 299 borehole located in eastern Lithuania. In addition to petrological studies, dolostones were subjected to XRD, XRF and ICP-MS analyse...

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Main Authors: Brazauskas, Antanas, Bičkauskas, Giedrius, Kaminskas, Donatas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2010-06-01
Series:Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Online Access:http://eap.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2010/issue_2/earth-2010-2-180-186.pdf
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author Brazauskas, Antanas
Bičkauskas, Giedrius
Kaminskas, Donatas
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description Silurian dolostones representing the Jaani (Verknė and Jočionys formations (Fms)) and Minija (Pabradė Formation (Fm.)) regional stages were studied in the Jočionys 299 borehole located in eastern Lithuania. In addition to petrological studies, dolostones were subjected to XRD, XRF and ICP-MS analyses. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that dolomite crystals in dolostones were very close to stoichiometric and well ordered and could be interpreted as early diagenetic. Strontium in dolostone of the Pabradė Fm. is comparable to that of other ancient dolomites, and is much lower than Sr concentrations in typical modern marine dolomites. Slight enrichment in Sr and S in the Verknė and Jočionys Fms is due to the presence of celestine (SrSO4) and gypsum. Evaporative (sabkha), seepage-reflux, mixing-zone, burial and seawater dolomitization models of modern and ancient examples from literature were considered. For the Jočionys Fm. we suggest seepage-reflux and burial(?) models. Evaporative (sabkha) and mixing-zone dolomitization models may be applied to the Verknė Fm. and the Pabradė Fm., respectively.
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spelling doaj.art-b05c8c500a1246a6b5f935b7057ba2d52022-12-21T16:54:03ZengEstonian Academy PublishersEstonian Journal of Earth Sciences1736-47282010-06-01592180186Silurian dolostones of eastern LithuaniaBrazauskas, AntanasBičkauskas, GiedriusKaminskas, DonatasSilurian dolostones representing the Jaani (Verknė and Jočionys formations (Fms)) and Minija (Pabradė Formation (Fm.)) regional stages were studied in the Jočionys 299 borehole located in eastern Lithuania. In addition to petrological studies, dolostones were subjected to XRD, XRF and ICP-MS analyses. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that dolomite crystals in dolostones were very close to stoichiometric and well ordered and could be interpreted as early diagenetic. Strontium in dolostone of the Pabradė Fm. is comparable to that of other ancient dolomites, and is much lower than Sr concentrations in typical modern marine dolomites. Slight enrichment in Sr and S in the Verknė and Jočionys Fms is due to the presence of celestine (SrSO4) and gypsum. Evaporative (sabkha), seepage-reflux, mixing-zone, burial and seawater dolomitization models of modern and ancient examples from literature were considered. For the Jočionys Fm. we suggest seepage-reflux and burial(?) models. Evaporative (sabkha) and mixing-zone dolomitization models may be applied to the Verknė Fm. and the Pabradė Fm., respectively.http://eap.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2010/issue_2/earth-2010-2-180-186.pdfBaltic Silurian basindolostonesgeochemistryXRDstable isotopes
spellingShingle Brazauskas, Antanas
Bičkauskas, Giedrius
Kaminskas, Donatas
Silurian dolostones of eastern Lithuania
Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
Baltic Silurian basin
dolostones
geochemistry
XRD
stable isotopes
title Silurian dolostones of eastern Lithuania
title_full Silurian dolostones of eastern Lithuania
title_fullStr Silurian dolostones of eastern Lithuania
title_full_unstemmed Silurian dolostones of eastern Lithuania
title_short Silurian dolostones of eastern Lithuania
title_sort silurian dolostones of eastern lithuania
topic Baltic Silurian basin
dolostones
geochemistry
XRD
stable isotopes
url http://eap.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2010/issue_2/earth-2010-2-180-186.pdf
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