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Taxonomy and Age Range:  Cyanobacterial stromatolites usually are grouped in the Phylum Cyanophyta- Precambrian (Archean)-Recent Classifi...

Carbonate petrography is the study of limestones, dolomites and associated deposits under optical or electron microscopes greatly enhances ...

A number of different morphologies of carbonate platform are recognised, the most widely documented being carbonate ramps, which are gently...