Skeletal - Calcareous Algae - Rhodophytae (Al/4/Rec/Bikini)
 2.5x
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 2.5x
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 5x
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 10x
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 2.5x cross nicols
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 2.5x wave plate
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| Outstanding feature |
Porolithon Craspedium |
| Folk Classification |
Porolithon Biolithite |
| Dunham Classification |
Porolithon Boundstone |
| Common Grains |
Porolithon |
| Sorting |
None |
| Rounding |
None |
| Micritization & envelopes |
None |
| Cement & diagenetic fabric |
None |
| Porosity |
None |
| Depositional Setting |
Holocene reef of Bikini Atoll |
| Diagenetic history |
None apparent |
Porolithon Craspedium from the Holocene of the Bikini Atoll of the Marshall Islands, from the J Harlan Johnson Collection.
Thursday, November 11, 2021