Geology of the Cayman Islands

Geology of the Cayman Islands: Evolution of Complex Carbonate Successions on Isolated Oceanic Islands
English | 2022 | ISBN: 303108229X | 295 Pages | PDF (True) | 33 MB
Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac are, in reality, the summits of independent fault blocks that rise from the depths of the Caribbean Sea. This book traces the geological evolution of these islands over the last 30 to 35 million years. The balance between deposition of carbonate sediments and karst development of the exposed land was dictated by the interaction between ever-changing sea levels and vertical tectonic movement of the fault blocks. Today, drinking water needed for the ever-increasing populations of the islands is supplied largely by desalinization plants that are located in accord with a detailed knowledge of the bedrock.