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penecontemporaneous

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penecontemporaneous [¦pēn·ē·kən‚tem·pə′rā·nē·əs]
(geology)
Of a geologic process or the structure or mineral that is formed by the process, occurring immediately following deposition but before consolidation of the enclosing rock.


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The Eel Bed of the Kokomo Limestone contains sedimentary structures that include bird's-eye (fenestrate) structures, algal mats, gypsum/anhydrite blebs and pseudomorphs, penecontemporaneous dolomite, and intraformational storm tide deposits, that we interpret as indicative of a supratidal (Shinn 1983; Hardie & Shinn 1986) depositional environment.
These structures are thought to be penecontemporaneous with the Cedar Creek Anticline and are likely folding features associated with its formation.
Penecontemporaneous brittle and ductile deformation has concentrated some of the gold-bearing mineralization as mesothermal or transitional vein deposits.
 
 
 
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