GRD028NS0
CIRCE 86-2
Grainstone
Cenozoic › Paleogene › Eocene › Middle Eocene
37.2
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48.6
2
Ritter 154 › Cabinet 34 › Drawer A
shell fragments
Large (~5.5x6.5x10 cm) white piece of carbonate cemented bivalve and coral fragments with patchy Fe-Mn crust. Original label: 12 August, 1968.
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CIRCE
Indian Ocean
Original: 12 00.05, 62 18.0 E. Depth: -2350 to -1650.
Latitude: 12.000833°
Longitude: 62.3°
-2000.0 m a.s.l.
N/A
Slide 1: Abundant shell fragments and vugs in carbonate matrix
2.5
plane
Slide 1: Abundant shell fragments and vugs in carbonate matrix
2.5
crossed
Slide 2: Structure of large coral fragment
2.5
plane
Slide 2: Structure of large coral fragment
2.5
crossed
Slide 1
scan
crossed
Slide 2
scan
crossed
GRD028NT0: Slide 1: Thin poorly-preserved shell fragments and voids where bivalve shells once were in a fine-grained carbonate matrix; trace amount of bryozoan fragments (C. Eichler)
GRD028NT1: Slide 2: Large coral fragments; Thin poorly-preserved shell fragments and voids where bivalve shells once were in a fine-grained carbonate matrix; trace amount of bryozoan fragments (C. Eichler)
N/A
Fisher_GSABulletin_1971
Fisher, R.L., Sclater, J.G., McKenzie, D.P., 1971, Evolution of the Central Indian Ridge, Western Indian Ocean: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 82, no. 3, p. 553-562.