Carbonate Needles: Additional Organic Sources

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Research Article| March 01, 1973 Carbonate Needles: Additional Organic Sources RONALD D. STIEGLITZ RONALD D. STIEGLITZ 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information RONALD D. STIEGLITZ 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1973) 84 (3): 927–930. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<927:CNAOS>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation RONALD D. STIEGLITZ; Carbonate Needles: Additional Organic Sources. GSA Bulletin 1973;; 84 (3): 927–930. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<927:CNAOS>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Foraminifers, molluscs, corals, tunicates, and other organisms construct skeletal parts of elongate carbonate crystals. Observations of both artificial material and Holocene Bahamian sediment show that the crystals can be freed to the sediment as the skeleton disintegrates. The other organic sources must be considered when optical identifications of small carbonate particles are attempted. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.