Limestone (FR.24.0018)
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- Rock determination
- Sedimentary rock > Biochemical > Carbonate rock > Limestone > Bioclastic limestone (crinoïdal rich)
- Chronostratigraphy
- Phanerozoic; Mesozoic; Jurassic; Middle Jurassic; Bajocian
- Lithostratigraphy
- Rock name
- Pouillenay limestone
- Rock synonyms
- Additional information
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- Site type
- Quarry
- Location
- France; Côte d'Or; Pouillenay
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Site name
- Carrière Pouillenay
- Excavation or Survey Team
- Additional contextual information
- Natural color
- greyish beige to pink
- Aged color
- Components
- crinoids; calcite cement, iron-rich calcite cement (for red variant)
- Texture
- coarse allochems
- Structure
- stylolites
- Weathering
- differential weathering of matrix with crinoids sticking out
- Diagnostic features
- Additional information
- pictures of dry and whet surfaces; iron-rich red variant
- Flepostore inventory nr.
- GEOL1.L1.B9
- Original inventory nr.
- 34839
- Collection
- Geological Department, Ghent University
- Type
- Covered thin section
- Comparable thin section(s)
- Components
- mainly crinoids, subordinate intraclasts and shell fragments; coarse sparite cement with syntaxial overgrowth of crinoids
- Texture
- coarse allochems
- Structure
- Weathering
- Diagnostic features
- coarse crinoidal grainstone
- Additional information
- Flepostore inventory nr.
- GEOL1.L1.B10
- Original inventory nr.
- 34847
- Collection
- Geological Department, Ghent University
- Type
- Covered thin section
- Comparable thin section(s)
- Components
- mainly crinoids, subordinate intraclasts and shell fragments; iron-rich dolomitized coarse sparite cement
- Texture
- coarse allochems
- Structure
- Weathering
- Diagnostic features
- coarse crinoidal grainstone; iron-rich dolomitized sparite matrix
- Additional information
- red variant (due to iron content of matrix)
- Sample type
- Rock sample
- Inventory number
- FR.24.0018
- Collection
- Geological Department, Ghent University
- Donating institute/person
- Rocamat
- Host collection
- Other samples available
- No
- Sample collection method
- Field Sampling (clay/rock)
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Last modified: 2024-04-26.