par Mamet, Bernard ;Préat, Alain
Référence Revue de micropaléontologie, 46, 1, page (35-46)
Publication Publié, 2003-01
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : Fourteen sections in the Ammonitico Rosso Veronese (Callovian to Tithonian, Trento altipiano) disclose the presence of diverse facies ranging from pelagic to outer platform. In spite of this diversity, red limestones are present at different levels. Many microfacies are similar to those observed in other Paleozoic and Mesozoic red carbonates with an abundance of hematitic bioconstructions. We therefore postulate that the origin of the pigmentation is similar in all the studied cases and due to the activity of iron-oxidizing bacteria. Nevertheless, 2 notable differences are observed: the presence in the Ammonitico Rosso of manganese and the existence of in situ bacterial-fungal mats in the matrix. These "algal" mats can represent up to 20% of the sediment. Their excellent preservation (absence of packing down or crushing) is due to the slow sedimentation rate of the pelagic sediments or of the hardgrounds. © 2003 Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

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