DOI: 10.1017/s0016756800047026. The stratigraphy of Barbuda, West Indies

The stratigraphy of Barbuda, West Indies

10.1017/s0016756800047026

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Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Geological Magazine (56)

Abstract

SummaryThe geology of Barbuda, a low-lying island in the Lesser Antilles, is reexamined and the stratigraphy is revised. The oldest rocks are limestones of the Highlands Formation, a Middle Miocene accumulation of fore-reef facies. This is overlain successively by the Pleistocene Beazer and Codrington Formations, limestone accumulations of reefal, lagoonal and dune facies. The Holocene Palmetto Point Formation is comprised of extensive beach ridge and dune limestones. From this, the Barbuda Bank (which includes Antigua) is considered to have had a geological history like the neighbouring Anguilla and Guadeloupe Banks.

Bibliography

Brasier, M. D., & Mather, J. D. (1975). The stratigraphy of Barbuda, West Indies. Geological Magazine, 112(3), 271â282.

Authors 2

M. D. Brasier (first)
J. D. Mather (additional)

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Type	When
Created	16 years, 4 months ago (May 1, 2009, 3:03 a.m.)
Deposited	6 years, 3 months ago (May 29, 2019, 11:41 a.m.)
Indexed	1 month ago (July 26, 2025, 5:26 a.m.)
Issued	50 years, 4 months ago (May 1, 1975)
Published	50 years, 4 months ago (May 1, 1975)
Published Online	16 years, 4 months ago (May 1, 2009)
Published Print	50 years, 4 months ago (May 1, 1975)

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