Limestone (FR.24.0032)

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Rock determination
Sedimentary rock > Biochemical > Carbonate rock > Limestone
Chronostratigraphy
Phanerozoic; Mesozoic; Jurassic; Middle Jurassic; Bathonian
Lithostratigraphy
Rock name
Nod-sur-Seine limestone
Rock synonyms
pierre de Nord-sur-Seine
Additional information

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Site type
Quarry
Location
France; Côte d'Or; Nod-sur-Seine
Region
Bourgogne
Site name
Carrière de Nod-sur-Seine (undefined quarry)
Excavation or Survey Team
Additional contextual information
Precise location of the quarry is undefined
Natural color
whitish beige
Aged color
Components
ooids; calcareous cement
Texture
fine grained
Structure
homogeneous
Weathering
Diagnostic features
Additional information
Flepostore inventory nr.
GEOL1.L1.B8
Original inventory nr.
A0138
Collection
Geological Department, Ghent University
Type
Covered thin section
Comparable thin section(s)
Components
ooids/peloids, intraclasts and micritized bioclasts (e.g. Foraminifera, but often unrecognisable); coarse sparite cement
Texture
fine to medium grained allochems
Structure
Weathering
Diagnostic features
peloidal grainstone; coarse sparite matrix
Additional information
blue stained epoxy
Sample type
Rock sample
Inventory number
FR.24.0032
Collection
Geological Department, Ghent University
Donating institute/person
Host collection
Other samples available
No
Sample collection method
Field Sampling (clay/rock)
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Last modified: 2024-04-28.