Skeletal - Corals, Red Calcareous Algae & Micrite (B/17/Ple/Eni)
| Outstanding feature |
Corals, encrusting red algae and micrite |
| Folk Classification |
Coral biomicrite |
| Dunham Classification |
Coral wackestone |
| Common Grains |
Corals and encrusting red algae |
| Sorting |
Poor |
| Rounding |
Poor |
| Micritization & envelopes |
Not clear |
| Cement & diagenetic fabric |
Micrie cements |
| Porosity |
No clear |
| Depositional Setting |
Low energy portion of atoll lagoon |
| Diagenetic history |
Marine micrite and freshwater inversion or corals. |
Thursday, November 11, 2021