GRD01DMS0

W79-219

Shell Limestone

Mesozoic › Jurassic › Late Jurassic
145.5 - 161.0

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Camp Elliott

radiolarians,lumachella

Very hard, lumachella, radiolarians, and general silicification. Chert nodule.

Sample W79-204 through W79-219 see Winterer 1979 notebook, pages 95 through 97.

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Italy
At 5 km post on road from Acquasparta to Spoleto
Latitude: 42.7°
Longitude: 12.54°

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General texture of the sample. Note the alignment of the shells.

2.5

plane

General texture of the sample. Note the alignment of the shells.

2.5

crossed

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scan

crossed

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scan

plane

GRD01DMT0: Slightly bedded. 25% thin shells (ostracod?), 15% radiolarians. The thin shells are generally aligned. The radiolarians are recrystallized. Micritic matrix. The lighter patches in the slide have been silicified. (C. Eichler)

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