GRD00RFS0
S-693
Oolitic Limestone
Mesozoic › Jurassic
145.5
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201.6
4
Ritter 154 › Cabinet 18 › Drawer B
ooids
Great oolite. Thin sections labelled C-101. 4 thin sections.
Sample collected by R. Norris. Thin sections are from 110-C101.
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United Kingdom
Long Hanborough (near Oxford)
Latitude: 51.82°
Longitude: -1.39°
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Slide 1: General texture of sample
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Slide 1: General texture of sample
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GRD00RFT0: Slide 1: Overpacked oolites in a sparrite cement. Oolites contain a variety of fossil material in centers: echinoderm spines, mollusk shells, gastropods, bryozoans. Sparite cement increases grain size away from the oolite boundary. Shell fragments are usually rounded. (C. Eichler)
GRD00RFT1: Slide 2: Overpacked oolites in a sparrite cement. Oolites contain a variety of fossil material in centers: echinoderm spines, mollusk shells, gastropods, bryozoans. Sparite cement increases grain size away from the oolite boundary. Shell fragments are usually rounded. (C. Eichler)
GRD00RFT2: Slide 3: Overpacked oolites in a sparrite cement. Oolites contain a variety of fossil material in centers: echinoderm spines, mollusk shells, gastropods, bryozoans. Sparite cement increases grain size away from the oolite boundary. Shell fragments are usually rounded. (C. Eichler)
GRD00RFT3: Slide 4: Overpacked oolites in a sparrite cement. Oolites contain a variety of fossil material in centers: echinoderm spines, mollusk shells, gastropods, bryozoans. Sparite cement increases grain size away from the oolite boundary. Shell fragments are usually rounded. (C. Eichler)
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