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An alternative to the ‘clastic trap’ interpretation of oolitic ironstone facies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

M. Brookfield
M. Brookfield
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Department of Soil Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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The rarity or absence of clastic grains in oolitic ironstones is often explained by the hypothesis of a ‘clastic trap’ in which the clastic grains are deposited before reaching the zone of iron oolith formation. If the hydrodynamic behaviour of the iron ooliths and clastic grains is considered, this is unnecessary. The two components are spatially separated due to their different densities and different behaviour, depending on whether they are in suspension or saltating, or rolling. Iron ooliths can be rolled more easily than the equivalent clastic grain size, whereas clastic grains are more easily saltated or moved in suspension than the equivalent size of iron oolith. These differences cause spatial separation of the two facies.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 108 , Issue 2 , May 1971 , pp. 137 - 143
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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