GRD0117S0

W64-17

Oolitic Limestone

Precambrian
542.0 - 3850.0

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 3 › Drawer C

ooids

Oolitic dolomite. Nice internal structure in ooids both in hand sample and thin section. Original label: Pisolitic dolomite, Beck Springs formation, Pahrump Group, April 1964, Float from wash.

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California
About 1 mile southeast of Saratoga Springs, Ibex Mountains, San Bernardino County
Latitude: 35.78°
Longitude: 115.93°

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Ooids being cut by a sparrite vein

2.5

plane

Ooids being cut by a sparrite vein

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crossed

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crossed

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GRD0117T0: Ooids fractured by veins. Internal structure. Sparrite cement with nice cleavage. The edge of the slide is broken. (C. Eichler)

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