Virtual Field Trip to the Florida Keys

Glossary

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back reef      
bio-erosion      
caliche      
calcrete      
coral head      
cyanobacterial mat      
Dunham limestone classification A classification of limestones based on their texture: chiefly the percentage of mud-sized matrix and the type of support. Further information  
elkhorn coral      
Embry and Klovan limestone classification An extension of the Dunham classification to include reef rocks, and carbonate conglomerates and breccias. Further information Diagram
Everglades      
Folk limestone classification A classification based on the nature of the carbonate grains, and the nature of the material between the grains (cement or matrix). Further information  
gravel grain size term    
green calcareous algae (chlorophytes)      
groove      
Halimeda     Images
hammock      
karst      
karstification      
micrite      
microbial mat      
patch reef      
Penicillus      
red calcareous algae(rhodophytes)      
reef      
reef crest      
rugose corals      
sand grain size term    
sawgrass      
scleractinian corals      
sea fans      
sea grass      
sea rods      
sea whips      
serpulid worms      
soft corals      
spur and groove      
stony corals      
support      
tabulate corals      

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Last updated: 19 April, 2002 9:35