This volume contains 23 state-of-the-art papers presented at the Dolomieu Conference on Carbonate Platforms and Dolomitization held in September 1991 in Ortisei, Italy. The conference was co-sponsored by the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS) and the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), and marked the 200th anniversary of the 1791 paper by Deodat de Dolomieu describing dolomite in detail for the first time. The papers presented do not aim to give a complete review of the current state of the dolomitic art, but rather discuss important advances and gaps in our knowledge of dolomitization. State-of-the-art papers from worldwide experts. Includes basic science and economic applications.

This volume contains 23 state-of-the-art papers presented at theDolomieu Conference on Carbonate Platforms and Dolomitization heldin September 1991 in Ortisei, Italy. The conference wasco-sponsored by the International Association of Sedimentologists(IAS) and the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), and markedthe 200th anniversary of the 1791 paper by Deodat de Dolomieudescribing dolomite in detail for the first time. The paperspresented do not aim to give a complete review of the current stateof the dolomitic art, but rather discuss important advances andgaps in our knowledge of dolomitization.* * State-of-the-art papers from worldwide experts.* Includes basic science and economic applications.

1. Introduction.Problems, Progress And Future Research Concerning Dolomites AndDolomitization.Dolomieu And The First Description Of Dolomite.Summary.2. Sabkha, Evaporitic And Reflux DolomitizationModels.Salina Sedimentation And Diagenesis: West Caicos Island, BritishWest Indies.Mechanisms Of Complete Dolomitization In A Carbonate Shelf:Comparison Between The Novian Dolomia Principale (Italy) And TheHolocene Of Abu Dhabi Sabkha.Changing Dolomitization Styles From Norian To Rhaetian In TheSouthern Tethus Realm.Distribution, Petrography And Geochemistry Of Early Dolomite InCyclic Shelf Facies, Yates Formation (Guadalupian), Capitan ReefComplex, USA.3. Mixing Zone And Seawater Dolomitization Models.Dolomitization By Near-Normal Seawater? Field Evidence From TheBahamas.Late Cenozoic Dolomites Of The Bahamas: Metastable Analogues ForThe Genesis Of Ancient Platform Dolomites.Dolomitization Caused By Water Circulation Near The Mixing Zone:An Example From The Lower Visean Of The Campine Basin (NorthernBelgium).4. Urial Dolomitization Models.Burial Dolomitization Of The Middle Ordovician GlenwoodFormation By Evaporitic Brines, Michigan Basin.Petrographic, Geochemical And Structural Constraints On TheTiming And Distribution Of Postliterification Dolomite In TheRhaetian Portoro ('Calcare Nero') Of The Portovenere Area, LaSpezia, Italy.Has Burial Dolomitization Come Of Age? Some Answers From TheWestern Canada Sedimentary Basin.Burial And Hydrothermal Diagenesis Of Ordovician Carbonates FromThe Michigan Basin, Ontario, Canada.Progressive Recrystallization And Stabilization Of Early-StageDolomite: Lower Ordovician Ellenburger Group, West Texas.Dolomite Reservoirs.Nature, Origins And Evolution Of Porosity In Dolomites.Permeability And Porosity Evolution In Dolomitized UpperCretaceous Pelagic Limestones Of Central Tunisia.Porosity Evaluation Through Hypersaline RefluxDolomitization.5. Petrology And Geochemistry Of Dolomites.Synthesis Of Dolomite And Geochemical Implications.Discontinuous Solid Solution In Ca-Rich Dolomites: The EvidenceAnd Implications For The Interpretation Of Dolomite PetrographicAnd Geochemical Data.Rates Of Dolomitization: The Influence Of DissolvedSulphate.Pervasive Dolomitization Of A Subtidal Carbonate Ramp, SilurianAnd Devonian, Illinois Basin, USA.6. Dolomitization And Organic Matter.Organic Matter Distribution, Water Circulation AndDolomitization Beneath The Abu Dhabi Sabkha (United ArabEmirates).Burial Dolomitization Of Organic Rich And Organic PoorCarbonates, Jurassic Of Central Tunisia.Index