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The geochemistry of carbonate diagenesis: The past, present and future by Swart, Peter K.

“…Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes (δ18O and δ13C values) and trace elements have been applied to the study of diagenesis of carbonate rocks for over 50 years…”
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Mineralogy, nucleation and growth of dolomite in the laboratory and sedimentary environment: A review by Gregg, Jay M., Bish, David L., Kaczmarek, Stephen E., Machel, Hans G.

“…Dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2] forms in numerous geological settings, usually as a diagenetic replacement of limestone, and is an important component of petroleum…”
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Subaqueous sediment density flows: Depositional processes and deposit types by TALLING, PETER J., MASSON, DOUGLAS G., SUMNER, ESTHER J., MALGESINI, GIUSEPPE

“…Submarine sediment density flows are one of the most important processes for moving sediment across our planet, yet they are extremely difficult to monitor…”
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Ancient Martian aeolian processes and palaeomorphology reconstructed from the Stimson formation on the lower slope of Aeolis Mons, Gale crater, Mars by Banham, Steven G., Gupta, Sanjeev, Rubin, David M., Watkins, Jessica A., Sumner, Dawn Y., Edgett, Kenneth S., Grotzinger, John P., Lewis, Kevin W., Edgar, Lauren A., Stack‐Morgan, Kathryn M., Barnes, Robert, Bell, James F., Day, Mackenzie D., Ewing, Ryan C., Lapotre, Mathieu G.A., Stein, Nathan T., Rivera‐Hernandez, Frances, Vasavada, Ashwin R.

“…Reconstruction of the palaeoenvironmental context of Martian sedimentary rocks is central to studies of ancient Martian habitability and regional palaeoclimate…”
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The mantle, CO2 and the giant Aptian chemogenic lacustrine carbonate factory of the South Atlantic: Some carbonates are made, not born by Wright, V. Paul, Baceta, Juan Ignacio

“…During the Aptian (Cretaceous), in what is now the South Atlantic, the largest chemogenic (abiotic) carbonate factory so far identified in the Phanerozoic…”
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Mixed siliciclastic–carbonate sedimentation in an evolving epicontinental sea: Aptian record of marginal marine settings in the interior basins of north‐eastern Brazil by Varejão, Filipe G., Warren, Lucas V., Simões, Marcello G., Buatois, Luis A., Mángano, M. Gabriela, Bahniuk Rumbelsperger, Anelize M., Assine, Mario L., Kwiecien, Ola

“…The Aptian evaporitic transitional sequence (sag phase) of the Brazilian marginal basins records the first connection between the Central and South Atlantic…”
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Carbonate and silicate biomineralization in a hypersaline microbial mat (Mesaieed sabkha, Qatar): Roles of bacteria, extracellular polymeric substances and viruses by Perri, Edoardo, Tucker, Maurice E., Słowakiewicz, Mirosław, Whitaker, Fiona, Bowen, Leon, Perrotta, Ida D., Della Porta, Giovanna

“…In a modern peritidal microbial mat from Qatar, both biomediated carbonates and Mg‐rich clay minerals (palygorskite) were identified. The mat, ca 5 cm thick,…”
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Evidence for plunging river plume deposits in the Pahrump Hills member of the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars by Stack, Kathryn M., Grotzinger, John P., Lamb, Michael P., Gupta, Sanjeev, Rubin, David M., Kah, Linda C., Edgar, Lauren A., Fey, Deirdra M., Hurowitz, Joel A., McBride, Marie, Rivera‐Hernández, Frances, Sumner, Dawn Y., Van Beek, Jason K., Williams, Rebecca M. E., Aileen Yingst, Robin, Tosca, Nicholas

“…Recent robotic missions to Mars have offered new insights into the extent, diversity and habitability of the Martian sedimentary rock record. Since the…”
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Decoding tufa and travertine (fresh water carbonates) in the sedimentary record: The state of the art by Capezzuoli, Enrico, Gandin, Anna, Pedley, Martyn

“…Traditionally, fresh water carbonate research has focused on the sedimentology and palaeontology of ancient lacustrine deposits. Lithofacies in such low‐energy…”
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Morphodynamics and sedimentary structures of bedforms under supercritical-flow conditions: New insights from flume experiments by Cartigny, Matthieu J.B., Ventra, Dario, Postma, George, van Den Berg, Jan H.

“…Supercritical‐flow phenomena are fairly common in modern sedimentary environments, yet their recognition and analysis remain difficult in the stratigraphic…”
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Basalt‐seawater interaction, the Plenus Cold Event, enhanced weathering and geochemical change: deconstructing Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (Cenomanian–Turonian, Late Cretaceous) by Jenkyns, Hugh C., Dickson, Alexander J., Ruhl, Micha, Boorn, Sander H. J. M., Heimhofer, Ulrich

“…Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (Cenomanian–Turonian: ca 94 Ma) represents a major palaeoceanographic phenomenon that took place during an interval of extreme global…”
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Marine carbonate factories: Review and update by Reijmer, John J. G.

“…The carbonate factories model, as defined at the beginning of the century, provides a subdivision of marine carbonate sediment production‐systems based on the…”
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Evaluating new fault‐controlled hydrothermal dolomitization models: Insights from the Cambrian Dolomite, Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin by Koeshidayatullah, Ardiansyah, Corlett, Hilary, Stacey, Jack, Swart, Peter K., Boyce, Adrian, Robertson, Hamish, Whitaker, Fiona, Hollis, Cathy, Qing, Hairuo

“…Fault‐controlled hydrothermal dolomitization in tectonically complex basins can occur at any depth and from different fluid compositions, including…”
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Transport and deposition of mud in deep‐water environments: Processes and stratigraphic implications by Boulesteix, Kévin, Poyatos‐Moré, Miquel, Flint, Stephen S., Taylor, Kevin G., Hodgson, David M., Hasiotis, Stephen T., Straub, Kyle

“…Deep‐water mudstones are often considered as background sediments, deposited by vertical suspension fallout, and the range of transport and depositional…”
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The stratigraphic record and processes of turbidity current transformation across deep‐marine lobes by Kane, Ian A., Pontén, Anna S. M., Vangdal, Brita, Eggenhuisen, Joris T., Hodgson, David M., Spychala, Yvonne T., Talling, Peter

“…Sedimentary facies in the distal parts of deep‐marine lobes can diverge significantly from those predicted by classical turbidite models, and sedimentological…”
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Tempestite facies variability and storm‐depositional processes across a wide ramp: Towards a polygenetic model for hummocky cross‐stratification by Jelby, Mads E., Grundvåg, Sten‐Andreas, Helland‐Hansen, William, Olaussen, Snorre, Stemmerik, Lars, Plink‐Björklund, Piret

“…The hydrodynamic mechanisms responsible for the genesis and facies variability of shallow‐marine sandstone storm deposits (tempestites) have been intensely…”
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Response of large benthic foraminifera to climate and local changes: Implications for future carbonate production by Narayan, Gita R., Reymond, Claire E., Stuhr, Marleen, Doo, Steve, Schmidt, Christiane, Mann, Thomas, Westphal, Hildegard, Mateu‐Vicens, Guillem

“…Large benthic foraminifera are major carbonate components in tropical carbonate platforms, important carbonate producers, stratigraphic tools and powerful…”
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An integrated process‐based model of flutes and tool marks in deep‐water environments: Implications for palaeohydraulics, the Bouma sequence and hybrid event beds by Peakall, Jeff, Best, Jim, Baas, Jaco H., Hodgson, David M., Clare, Michael A., Talling, Peter J., Dorrell, Robert M., Lee, David R., Felletti, Fabrizio

“…Flutes and tool marks are commonly observed sedimentary structures on the bases of sandstones in deep‐water successions. These sole structures are universally…”
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Multiphase dolomitization of deeply buried Cambrian petroleum reservoirs, Tarim Basin, north-west China by Jiang, Lei, Cai, Chunfang, Worden, Richard H., Crowley, Stephen F., Jia, Lianqi, Zhang, Ke, Duncan, Ian J.

“…Cambrian dolostone reservoirs in the Tarim Basin, China, have significant potential for future discoveries of petroleum, although exploration and production…”
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Quartz types in the Upper Pennsylvanian organic‐rich Cline Shale (Wolfcamp D), Midland Basin, Texas: Implications for silica diagenesis, porosity evolution and rock mechanical properties by Peng, Junwen, Milliken, Kitty L., Fu, Qilong, Reid, Catherine

“…The origin and form of quartz in mudrocks has significant implications for interpretation of depositional environments, diagenetic pathways, mechanisms of…”
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