Platform Morphology in Shallow Shelf Carbonates
Platform
morphology determines subtidal facies distribution. The facies architecture
is used to interpret platform type due to poor exposure of ancient successions
or the lack of seismic profiles. The four basic platform types are listed
below.
Note:
On the following pages all black and white photos are from Facies Models
All
color photos are linked to the webpages were they came from unless stated
otherwise