Lithology, Rock Relief and Karstification of Minamidaito Island (Japan)

Authors

  • Martin Knez Karst Research Institute
  • Tadej Slabe
  • Kazuko Urushibara-Yoshino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/ac.v46i1.2022

Keywords:

Minamidaito Island, lithlogy, coral dolomitized limestone, rock relief, coastal karren, karstification, vegetation

Abstract

Minamidaito Island is a karstified coral island located on the Philippine plate. Karstification periods occurred during the end of the Pliocene, in major part of the Pleistocene, and in the Holocene. The first period of karstification can be observed in the lower Daito dolomitized limestone (5 Ma and 4 Ma); the karstification seems to have occurred as a result of sea level change caused by the cooler conditions of the paleoclimatic environment. Geological studies were performed to study reef carbonates in detail. Among them, biointrasparite limestone of framestone and bafflestone types with transitions to grainstone and dolomitized biointrasparry limestone of framestone and bafflestone types dominate. Calcimetric analyses established that in certain locations the distribution of limestone and dolomite differs from the distribution previously described. Rock relief reveals the unique formation of coastal karren, the development of the surface in the interior of the island, and the most characteristic periods of cave development.
Key words: Minamidaito Island, lithlogy, coral dolomitized limestone, rock relief, coastal karren, karstification, vegetation.

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Published

2017-07-04

How to Cite

Knez, M., Slabe, T., & Urushibara-Yoshino, K. (2017). Lithology, Rock Relief and Karstification of Minamidaito Island (Japan). Acta Carsologica, 46(1). https://doi.org/10.3986/ac.v46i1.2022

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