Аннотация:Abstract The need to expand our search for energy resources into deeper marine environments makes a volume devoted entirely to deep-water carbonates most timely. It has become increasingly important to better understand deep marine environments and their transitions to shoal water settings. Of importance are the processes operating in deep-water settings and the magnitude and periodicity of these processes especially as they affect the geometry, textural character, and the overall lithologic and biologic patterns of the sediment. This volume represents contributions from researchers who have diverse perspectives. Their papers include new data on deep-water carbonate environments ranging in age from Cambrian to the present. The geologic settings of these studies are also quite varied and include modern and ancient deep open oceans, continental slopes and shelves and continental-interior basins. This volume was derived from a symposium held in Dallas, Texas, on April 8, 1975 at the joint meeting of AAPG and SEPM.
