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029-Cap-Blanc-Corals

029 Primary porosity preserved in the cliffs close to Cap Blanc, Mallorca. Note the Late Miocene lobate deposits of coral rudstone of the dish-coral zone, representing accumulation of coral fragments in the grooves which crossed the reef wall. Scale in picture (William C. Ward & Pomar, 1991).

Miocene Platform Reefs of Mallorca and other Balearic Islands / 029 Cap Blanc Corals
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6/23/2004

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