Li Jianming, Liu Bingli, Zhu Zhongde, et al. COMPACTION OF CARBONATE ROCKS IN LOWER ORDOVICIAN DAWAN FORMATION IN SONGZI, HUBEI[J]. 1993, 14(4): 278-284.DOI: 10.11743/ogg19930403.
Hubci Province is dominantly argilliferous carbonate rocks of basin margin-neritic shelf facies characterized by nodular structures.It was found that mechanical compaction and pressure solution
mainly includ-ing:1.fossil plastic deformation and crushing;2.grains inlaying contact;3.stylolites and microstylolite;4.pressure solution argillaceous laminae etc.are well developed.It was calculated through quantitative study of cephalopod(Nautiloidea)fossil deformation that the compaction amount of argilliferous carbonate rocks increases with the amount of clay minerals.The compaction amount of limestone
argilliferous limestone
argillaceous limestone
lime mudstone and mudstone(shale)are respectively 4.19%
10.02%
23.00%
51.49%
62.51%.The origin of nodular limestone in Dawan Formation is related to dif-ferential compaction-pressure solution.