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Sed Rs2thinsections

The document describes several sedimentary rock thin sections under polarized light microscopy. The thin sections represent various sandstones, siltstones, limestones and dolostones that vary in grain size, sorting, cementation and fossil content.

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Sed Rs2thinsections

The document describes several sedimentary rock thin sections under polarized light microscopy. The thin sections represent various sandstones, siltstones, limestones and dolostones that vary in grain size, sorting, cementation and fossil content.

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Sedimentary rocks thinsections

M19- Green sand

- Glauconite, quartz
- Sand-size
- Shallow marine environment
- Continental shelf

PPL(4x) XPL(4x)
SQ5- Quartz arenite

- Coarse grained
- Moderately sorted
- Sub-rounded
- Dolomite cement

PPL(4x) XPL(4x)
K15- Quartz arenite

- Medium grained
- Point, straight contact
- Dolomite cement
- Glauconite

PPL(4x) XPL(4x)
K13- Quartz arenite

- Medium grained
- Well sorted
- Sub rounded
- Dolomite cement

PPL(4x) XPL(4x)
K28- Quartz arenite

- Glauconitic pebbly sandstone


- Poorly sorted
- Straight contact
- Glauconitic cement

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1- Quartz wacke

- Pebbly sandstone
- Poorly sorted
- Dolomite cement

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8- Arkose

- Medium grained
- Moderately sorted
- Ferruginous cement

PPL(10x) XPL(10x)
7- Feldspathic wacke

- Fine grained
- Moderately sorted
- Straight contact
- 25% Feldspar

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14- Lithic arenite

- Quartz
- rock fragment
- feldspar

PPL XPL
- Igneous plutonic rock fragment

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10- Lithic wacke

- Medium grained
- Poorly sorted
- Sub-rounded
- Sub-mature to immature

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SQ1c- Dolostone

- Dolomite
- Crystalline

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SQ35- Dolostone

- Dolomite
- Crystalline
- Subhedral

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SQ25- Dolostone

- Dolomite
- Crystalline
- Euhedral
- Zoned

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E64- Micrite

- Lime mud
- Microcrystalline

PPL(4x) XPL(4x)
E53- Wackestone

- Echinodermata
- Spines
- Ostracod
- Mud-supported
- Micrite

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E73- Wackestone

- Ostracods
- mud-supported
- Micrite

PPL(4x) XPL(4x)
SQ23- Floatstone

- Bivalve
- Mud-supported
- micrite

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SQ23- Floatstone

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E48- Packstone
- Echinodermata
- Bivalve
- Foraminifera
- Grain-supported
- Micrite,sparite

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E48- Packstone

PPL(10x) XPL(10x)
M77- Packstone

- Calcisphere
- Planktonic foraminifera
- Grain-supported
- Micrite, sparite

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M77- Packstone

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F88- Packstone

- Bivalves
- Planktonic foraminifera
- Grain-supported
- Micrite, sparite

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E58- Grainstone

- Ooids
- Grain-supported
- sparite

PPL(4x) XPL(4x)
N80- Grainstone

- Peloids
- Grain-supported
- Sparite

PPL(4x) XPL(4x)
EK44- Rudstone

- Bivalves
- Grain-supported
- Sparite

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