Neomorphosed Carbonate ( N/6/Hol/Ontario )
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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