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Limestone (FR.24.0002)
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Sedimentary rock > Biochemical > Carbonate rock > Limestone
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Bioclastic limestone (coquina/lumachelles rich)
Chronostratigraphy
Phanerozoic
;
Mesozoic
;
Jurassic
; Upper Jurassic; Tithonian
Lithostratigraphy
Rock name
Boulonnais limestone
Rock synonyms
Additional information
part of the Purbeck Group ?
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Site type
Natural geological outcrop
Location
France
; Pas-de-Calais; Wimereux
Region
Boulonnais
Site name
Pointe aux Oies
Excavation or Survey Team
Dr. R. Dreesen and Prof. W. De Clercq
Additional contextual information
This sample was collected at the foot of the coastal cliffs
Natural color
beige to pink brown
Aged color
orange brown
Components
macrofossils: gastropods?
Texture
coarse grained, porous
Structure
Weathering
oxidation
Diagnostic features
Additional information
NFR B12
Thin section
Flepostore inventory nr.
ARCH3.L1.A10
Original inventory nr.
40621
Collection
Archaeological Department, Ghent University
Type
Covered thin section
Comparable thin section(s)
Microscopic rock features
Components
calcite (micrite and sparite), peloids and smalla intraclasts of micrite (mudstone). High porosity.
Texture
nodular to botryoidal calcite. Micritic matrix. Average size of sparitic “nodules”: 400 microns
Structure
“cauliflower”-like
Weathering
Diagnostic features
botryoidal texture
Additional information
Quantitative thin section analysis
Archaeometry
Sample type
Rock sample
Inventory number
FR.24.0002
Collection
Archaeological Department, Ghent University
Donating institute/person
Host collection
Other samples available
Yes
Sample collection method
Field Sampling (clay/rock)
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Flepostore - https://flepostore.ugent.be/rock/fr-24-0002
Last modified: 2024-05-04.
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