Neomorphosed Carbonate (N/3/K/Tx)
 2.5x
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 2.5x
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 5x
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 2.5 cross nicols
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 2.5 wave plate
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 2.5 wave plate
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 5x wave plate
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| Outstanding feature |
Fibrous elongate crystals of aragonite replace calcite mozaic |
| Folk Classification |
Fibrous aragonitic travertine mozaic |
| Dunham Classification |
Fibrous aragonitic travertine mozaic |
| Common Grains |
Fibrous aragonite lathes |
| Sorting |
Not applicable |
| Rounding |
Not applicable |
| Micritization & envelopes |
None |
| Cement & diagenetic fabric |
Fibrous aragonite lathes replacing calcite spar |
| Porosity |
5% in leached fractures |
| Depositional Setting |
Cave travertine |
| Diagenetic history |
Recrystallized calcite and replacement by aragonite |
Striking recrystallization of calcite and replacement by a mozaic of aragonite lathes.
Thursday, November 11, 2021