Research Articles
Geochemical evidence for palaeo-environments of algal mats and peat in Sri Lanka
Authors:
C. B. Dissanayake ,
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, LK
About C. B.
Department of Geology
A. Senaratne,
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, LK
About A.
Department of Geology
S. V. R. Weerasooriya,
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, LK
About S. V. R.
Department of Geology
G. P. Wannigama
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, LK
About G. P.
Department of Chemistry
Abstract
V/Mn ratios with the organic carbon content and a C-29 sterol compound indicative of higher plants in a terrestrial environment have been used to demarcate the different palaeo-environments of algal mats and peat deposits of Sri Lanka. These chemical parameters were found to be especially useful in the delineation of marine, tidal-flat, lagoonal and terrestrial environments of deposition.
How to Cite:
Dissanayake, C.B., Senaratne, A., Weerasooriya, S.V.R. and Wannigama, G.P., 1983. Geochemical evidence for palaeo-environments of algal mats and peat in Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 11(2), pp.237–246. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v11i2.8386
Published on
30 Jun 1983.
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