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Oolitic Limestone

Cenozoic › Quaternary › Pleistocene
0.01 - 2.6

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 3 › Drawer C

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Pink to brown limestone with black and white ooids irregularly distributed. One large sample and multiple small pieces. Original label: Miami Oolite, Pleistocene? or Recent? April 1951.

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Florida
Key West
Latitude: 24.5°
Longitude: -81.8°

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GRD00OBT0: Well-preserved oolites mixed with micritized ooids in a micrite matrix. The centers of the ooids contain shell fragments. 5% void space. Micrite matrix. (J. Gee)

GRD00OBT1: Well-preserved oolites mixed with micritized ooids in a micrite matrix. The centers of the ooids contain shell fragments. 5% void space. Micrite matrix. (J. Gee)

GRD00OBT2: Well-preserved oolites mixed with micritized ooids in a micrite matrix. The centers of the ooids contain shell fragments. 5% void space. Micrite matrix. (J. Gee)

GRD00OBT3: Well-preserved oolites mixed with micritized ooids in a micrite matrix. The centers of the ooids contain shell fragments. 5% void space. Micrite matrix. (J. Gee)

GRD00OBT4: Well-preserved oolites mixed with micritized ooids in a micrite matrix. The centers of the ooids contain shell fragments. 5% void space. Micrite matrix. (J. Gee)

GRD00OBT5: Well-preserved oolites mixed with micritized ooids in a micrite matrix. The centers of the ooids contain shell fragments. 5% void space. Micrite matrix. (J. Gee)

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