GRD00PTS0

110-E2

Gypsum

Paleozoic › Permian
251.0 - 299.0

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 17 › Drawer M

varves

Original label: Varved gypsum. Castile formation. Permian.

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New Mexico
2.2 miles northeast of Texas-New Mexico line on Highway 62, south of Carlsbad
Latitude: 32.021°
Longitude: -104.479°

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Alternating layers of gypsum and carbonate.

2.5

plane

Alternating layers of gypsum and carbonate.

2.5

crossed

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scan

crossed

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scan

plane

GRD00PTT0: Alternating layers of gypsum and carbonate. Occasional layers of quartz. Sample is fractured down the center. Thin section is unmarked. (C. Eichler)

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