- Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel
bioherm (BGU)
- URI
- https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/GeomorphologySettings/bioherm ↗Go to the persistent identifier link
- Within Vocab
- Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology
| Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel | bioherm (BGU) |
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| Definitionskos:definition | Build-ups with lens-like positive relief (Cumings, 1932), with variable skeletal and matrix components (± binding); skeletal components are adjacent and some may be in contact, but are mostly disarticulated (modified from Riding, 2002). (e.g., Halimeda bioherm). Synonym ‘mound’; includes carbonate ‘mud mound’ (modified from Riding, 2002). Usually parautochthonous to allochthonous. |
| Broaderbroader |
Biogenic Process
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| Narrowernarrower |
agglutinating (BGU-T)
annulate/annular (BGU-T) lenticular (BGU-T) reticulate (BGU-T) |
| See AlsoseeAlso | Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology |
| Is Defined ByisDefinedBy | Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology |
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