Table 5. Separation of biotic grains according to their depositional settings, and a separate listing of abiotic grains, nonspecific grains, and the embedding sediment.
|
Biota
|
Components
|
|---|---|
| Platform interior | Calcareous green algae (halimeda), shallow-water benthic foraminifers (miliolida), fecal pellets, peloids, and ooids |
| Platform margin | Corals, calcareous red algae, bryozoans, shallow-water benthic foraminifers (miliolida, nodosoriida), and calcareous green algae (halimeda) |
| Open ocean | Planktonic foraminifers and deep-water foraminifers (buliminida and rotaliida) |
| Clasts | Lithoclasts and intraclasts |
| Nonspecific | Echinoderms, bioclasts, mollusks (bivalves and gastropods), and brachiopods |
| Embedding | Micrite and sparite |