Publications [#278662] of Paul A. Baker

Papers Accepted

  1. Baker, P; Allen, M, Occurrence of dolomite in Neogene phosphatic sediments, Phosphate Deposits of the World, Vol. 3. Neogene to Modern Phosphorites (January, 1990), pp. 73-86
    (last updated on 2023/06/01)

    Abstract:
    Dolomite precipitation in phosphatic sediments may take place within the zone of sulfate reduction or in the deeper zone of methanogenesis. High abundances of dolomite in a sediment require that most of this dolomite formed at shallow burial depths. Phosphate precipitation occurs shallower and faster than dolomite precipitation. Most of the apatite in a phosphorite deposit precipitates within a few centimeters of the sediment-water interface in the uppermost zone of sulfate reduction. -from Authors