Neomorphosed Carbonate (N/5/Pm/Eng)
 2.5x
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 2.5x
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 2.5x
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 2.5 wave plate
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| Outstanding feature |
Very fine crystals of calcite with a mozaic, and layered fabric |
| Folk Classification |
Calcite spheroid |
| Dunham Classification |
Calcite spheroid |
| Common Grains |
Calcite spheroid |
| Sorting |
Not applicable |
| Rounding |
Not applicable |
| Micritization & envelopes |
Not applicable |
| Cement & diagenetic fabric |
Very fine equant calcite spar forming the calcisphere |
| Porosity |
Leached intercrystalline voids |
| Depositional Setting |
Carbonate platform |
| Diagenetic history |
Early calcite replacement and displacement of original fabric |
Equant calcite mozaic froming layers around calcisphere nucleus.
Thursday, November 11, 2021