The red algal facies of the Lower Badenian limestones of the Carpathian Foredeep in Moravia (Czech Republic)

• Authors: DOLÁKOVÁ Nela; BRZOBOHATÝ Rostislav; HLADILOVÁ Šárka; NEHYBA Slavomír
• Year of publication: 2008
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Geologica Carpathica
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Geology and mineralogy
• Keywords: Read algal limestones; Lower Badenian; Central Paratethys; Paleogeography
• Description: Moravian red-algal limestones (biodetrital grainstones, coralline branch rudstones-floatstones and rhodolith rudstones) originated in a warm-temperate to subtropical climate. They are connected with the prograding coast line at the west and nordwest margin of the Carpatian Foredeep. At the eastern margin, important rle of the redeposition of the RAL into more internal parts of the basin is supposed.

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