GRD011NS0

110-O22

Grainstone

Cenozoic › Paleogene › Eocene
33.9 - 55.8

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Camp Elliott

radiolarians,foraminifera,sponge spicules

Nice thin section. Original label: Landenian (Eocene), with opaline layers with sponge spicules, December 1960.

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Belgium
About 10 kilometers southwest of Hannut
Latitude: 50.6°
Longitude: 5.0°

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Radial and chambered foraminifera. Shell fragments. Green serpentinization.

5.0

plane

Radial and chambered foraminifera. Shell fragments. Green serpentinization.

5.0

crossed

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crossed

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plane

GRD011NT0: Abundant sponge spicules, shell fragments, and foraminifera. Faint bedding. High porosity. Slight serpentinization of some grains. One bed has some silicification. (C. Eichler)

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