Limestone (FR.24.0034)

Hand specimen pictures (macro & binocular)

Thin section pictures

Find location

Rock determination
Sedimentary rock > Biochemical > Carbonate rock > Limestone > Bioclastic limestone (rich in peloids)
Chronostratigraphy
Phanerozoic; Mesozoic; Jurassic; Middle Jurassic; Bathonian
Lithostratigraphy
Rock name
Anstrude limestone
Rock synonyms
Bleu de Lignières
Additional information

Find location

Site type
Quarry
Location
France; Yonne; Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines
Region
Bourgogne
Site name
La Grande Perrière
Excavation or Survey Team
Additional contextual information
Natural color
bluish grey
Aged color
Components
contains brown colored fossils (ooids, large shell fragments and peloids)
Texture
Structure
compact; fine veining
Weathering
Diagnostic features
Additional information
peloidal grainstone
Flepostore inventory nr.
GEOL1.L1.B13
Original inventory nr.
A0146
Collection
Geological Department, Ghent University
Type
Covered thin section
Comparable thin section(s)
Components
peloids/ooids, intraclasts and aggregate grains; sporadically shell fragments, Foraminifera and irono(hydr)oxides; sparite cement with syntaxial overgrowth of crinoids
Texture
fine grained allochems, well sorted
Structure
Weathering
Diagnostic features
fine grained peloidal/oolithic grainstone; rich in aggregate grains and intraclasts
Additional information
blue variety (Bleu de Lignières)
Sample type
Rock sample
Inventory number
FR.24.0034
Collection
Geological Department, Ghent University
Donating institute/person
Host collection
Other samples available
No
Sample collection method
Field Sampling (clay/rock)
Cite this page as: Flepostore - https://flepostore.ugent.be/rock/fr-24-0034
Last modified: 2024-05-01.