GRD01B4S0

W79-127

Chert

Mesozoic › Jurassic
145.5 - 201.6

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 18 › Drawer N

radiolarians,silicified

Bedded silicic shales. Radiolarians become more abundant down section. More coarse-grained chert and siliceous shale (fine-grained chert). Fe-oxides along vertical fractures.

Samples W79-116 through W79-131 see Winterer 1979 notebook, pages 62 through 67

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Italy
On the road between Sasseta and Monterotondo
Latitude: 43.13°
Longitude: 10.64°

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Texture of the cloudy bed

2.5

plane

Texture of the cloudy bed

2.5

crossed

Texture of the clear bed

2.5

plane

Texture of the clear bed

2.5

crossed

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scan

crossed

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scan

plane

GRD01B4T0: Two chert beds: One bed has high porosity. Formerly radiolarians? The other bed is more cloudy and contains oblong radiolarians (compacted?). Both beds contain small opaque crystals; a few medium-sized opaques. Fe-oxides along vertical fractures. in both beds. (C. Eichler)

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