Neomorphosed Carbonate (N/6/Hol/Ontario)
 2.5x
|
 2.5x
|
 5x
|
 5x
|
 2.5 cross nicols
|
 2.5 wave plate
|
 2.5 wave plate
|
 5x wave plate
|
 5x wave plate
|
| Outstanding feature |
Spheroids of aragonite crystals displacing and replacing micrite matrix |
| Folk Classification |
Aragonite spheroid boundstone |
| Dunham Classification |
Aragonite spheroid boundstone |
| Common Grains |
Aragonite spheroids and micrite layers and intraclasts |
| Sorting |
Poorly sorted |
| Rounding |
Not applicable |
| Micritization & envelopes |
Micrite envelopes and local micrite matrix |
| Cement & diagenetic fabric |
Completedisplacement and replacement of matrix by aragonite spheroids |
| Porosity |
40% voids leached in matrix |
| Depositional Setting |
Travertine covered falls |
| Diagenetic history |
Recrystallized micrite & matrix replaced by aragonite speroids. |
Striking recrystallization of matrix with growth spheroidal mozaics of aragonite travertine.
Thursday, November 11, 2021