Franchi, Fulvio; Hofmann, Axel; Cavalazzi, Barbara; Wilson, Allan; Barbieri, Roberto (2017): (Table 1) Summary of Seheb el Rhassel Group samples from Kess Kess mounds, Anti-Atlas in Morocco [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877831, In supplement to: Franchi, F et al. (2015): Differentiating marine vs hydrothermal processes in Devonian carbonatemounds using rare earth elements (Kess Kess mounds, Anti-Atlas, Morocco). Chemical Geology, 409, 69-86, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.05.006
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Median Latitude: 31.080420 * Median Longitude: -4.052540 * South-bound Latitude: 31.006100 * West-bound Longitude: -4.063300 * North-bound Latitude: 31.381500 * East-bound Longitude: -4.030400
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Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Franchi, Fulvio | |||
| 2 | Optional event label | Event 2 | Franchi, Fulvio | |||
| 3 | Area/locality | Area | Franchi, Fulvio | |||
| 4 | Description | Description | Franchi, Fulvio | |||
| 5 | Main Lithology | Main lith | Franchi, Fulvio | X-ray diffraction (XRD) | Composition, integrated with EDX analyses | |
| 6 | Lithology/composition/facies | Lithology | Franchi, Fulvio | Facies |
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Data
| 1 Event | 2 Event 2 | 3 Area | 4 Description | 5 Main lith | 6 Lithology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-01 | KK1 | inter-mound | Articulated brachiopod grainstone (coquina) | Calcite | Brachiopod coquina |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-02 | KK2 | mound | Stromatactis filling - Micrite and fibrous radiaxial calcite | Calcite | Stromatactis |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-05 | KK5 | mound | Trilobite floatstone | Calcite, Quartz | Trilobite-bearing limestone |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-06 | KK6 | mound | Trilobite rudstone with geopetal micrite | Calcite | Trilobite-bearing limestone |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-07 | KK7 | inter-mound | Isopachous generations of fibrous radiaxial calcite | Calcite, Dolomite | Fracture (Neptunian dyke) |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-08 | KK8 | mound | Black and grey micrite interbedded with blocky and radiaxial calcite | Calcite, Quartz | Dark layered micrite |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-09 | KK9 | inter-mound | Reddish quartz-rich micrite with centimeter sized pisolites | Calcite, Quartz | Pisolite-bearing limestone |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-10 | KK10 | mound | Wackestone with prevalent auloporids and trilobite bioclasts | Calcite | Fossiliferous limestone |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-11 | KK11 | vent | Reddish rocks occuring near the vent structures | Quartz, Calcite | Quartz filling veinlets |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-12 | KK12 | vent | Vent filling consisting of spongy ironstone | Goethite | Goethite |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-14 | KK14 | inter-mound | Reddish layered limestone consisting of micro and mesosparite | Calcite, Goethite(?) | Reddish layered limestone |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-15 | KK15 | inter-mound | Reddish dolomitized limestone | Calcite, Dolomite | Dolomitized limestone |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-16 | KK16 | inter-mound | Reddish dolomitized carbonatic breccia with rounded pebbles of limestone | Calcite, Dolomite, Quartz | Dolomitized limestone |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-19 | KK19 | inter-mound | Reddish dolomitized carbonatic breccia with rounded pebbles of calcite | Calcite, Dolomite, Quartz | Dolomitized limestone |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-20 | KK20 | inter-mound | Tentaculite wackestone/packstone interbedded with radiaxial calcite | Calcite, Quartz | Tentaculite packstone |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-21 | KK21 | mound | Isopachous generations of fibrous radiaxial calcite | Calcite | Vein filling |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-22 | KK22 | mound | Reddish layered micrite with trilobite remains | Calcite, Quartz | Trilobite-bearing limestone |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-23 | KK23 | mound | Trilobite floatstone | Calcite, Quartz | Trilobite-bearing limestone |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-24 | KK24 | mound | Dark and grey micrite interbedded with blocky and radiaxial calcite | Calcite, Quartz | Dark layered micrite |
| Kess-Kess_Mounts-25 | KK25 | mound | Isopachous and botryoidal fibrous cements and blocky calcite | Calcite | Vein filling |