Limestone (FR.24.0045)
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- Rock determination
- Sedimentary rock > Biochemical > Carbonate rock > Limestone > Oolithic limestone
- Chronostratigraphy
- Phanerozoic; Mesozoic; Jurassic; Middle Jurassic; Bajocian
- Lithostratigraphy
- Rock name
- Jaumont oolithic limestone
- Rock synonyms
- Lorraine limestone
- Additional information
Find location
- Site type
- Quarry
- Location
- France; Moselle; Montois-la-Montagne
- Region
- Lorraine
- Site name
- Montois-la-Montagne (undefined quarry)
- Excavation or Survey Team
- Additional contextual information
- rock sample from undefined quarry in the region of Montois-la-Montagne
- Natural color
- orange yellow
- Aged color
- Components
- ooids, oncoids, fossils, calcite; contains hollow ooids as well as bioclasts (bivalves)
- Texture
- Structure
- Weathering
- Diagnostic features
- contains hollow ooids as well as bioclasts (bivalves)
- Additional information
- Flepostore inventory nr.
- GEOL1.L1.B20
- Original inventory nr.
- A0143
- Collection
- Geological Department, Ghent University
- Type
- Covered thin section
- Comparable thin section(s)
- Components
- ooids and bioclasts (oyster shell fragments, crinoids), minor detrital fraction of quartz; grains coated with iron(hydr)oxides; sparite cement with syntaxial overgrowth on crinoids
- Texture
- medium grained bioclasts; fine sub-angular quartz
- Structure
- Weathering
- Diagnostic features
- medium grained oolithic grainstone; rich in oyster shell fragments; low detrital fraction
- Additional information
- blue stained epoxy
- Sample type
- Rock sample
- Inventory number
- FR.24.0045
- 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.