Neomorphosed Carbonate ( N/17/Pen/NMX )
| Outstanding feature | Micrite supported cavity with some algal plates and voids filled by a mozaic of calcite spar |
| Folk Classification | Porous algal mound with cavities filled by calcite spar |
| Dunham Classification | Porous algal boundstone with cavities filled by calcite spar |
| Common Grains | Ivanovea algal plates |
| Sorting | Not applicable |
| Rounding | Not applicable |
| Micritization & envelopes | Micitic matrix |
| Cement & diagenetic fabric | Equant calcite spar filling cavities beneath micrite supported cavity |
| Porosity | 20% leached spar in cavities |
| Depositional Setting | Moderate energy algal mound shoal |
| Diagenetic history | Early calcite fill of cavites beneath micrite and algal plates |
Equant calcite mozaic filling voids beneath micrite and Ivanovia algal plates.
Thursday, November 11, 2021