Lava/sediment Interaction Resulted in a Peperite Texture: an Example From Bolnisi District, Georgia
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: A thin layer of carbonate breccia, with limestone fragments in a red clay and calcite matrix, lies between Pliocene-Pleistocene basaltic lava and Danian limestones. Rare basaltic pieces suggest peperite formation due to lava interaction with wet breccia, with fluidal shapes from ductile deformation. This interaction varied with water saturation.
Authors: Ramaz Migineishvili, Manana Kavsadze
Institution: Tbilisi State University
Language: English
Subfield: Geophysics
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4405331906