Chapter 9 Geology of Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico

  • Luis A. Gonzalez
  • , Hector M. Ruiz
  • , Bruce E. Taggart
  • , Ann F. Budd
  • , Vanessa Monell

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDevelopments in Sedimentology
PublisherElsevier
Pages327-358
Number of pages32
EditionC
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004

Publication series

NameDevelopments in Sedimentology
NumberC
Volume54
ISSN (Print)0070-4571

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Research in Mona has been supported by grants to L.A. González from the Office of Research Coordination, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; grants to H.M. Ruiz and V. Monell from the Office of the Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; and grants to H.M. Ruiz from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Chevron USA. Field work was conducted with permission from the Office of Scientific Investigations of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources. Logistics and field operations were greatly assisted by the cooperation of numerous personnel of the Office of Reserves and Refuges of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources, in particular Myrna Robles, José Rivera, José Rosario, José Vázquez, and Tony Nieves, as well as numerous personnel of Cuerpo de Vigilantes of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources assigned to Isla de Mona during our visits to the island. A number of individuals provided field assistance; particular thanks go to Luis F. Molina, René Fuentes, Homer Montgomery, Ivan González, Ted Wessley, and the members of SAE (Sociedad Avance Espeleológico). Thanks to H. Montgomery who assisted with preliminary facies interpretation, T.A. Stemann who provided identification of agariciid and mussid corals, to K.G. Johnson for processing microfossil samples, and to Sonia Fernández who provided assistance in many aspects of this research.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oceanography
  • Geology

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