Microscopic

Neomorphosed Carbonate (N/4/Pm/NMx)

2.5x
5x
2.5 cross nicols
2.5 wave plate
Outstanding feature Calcite mozaic, micrite layers of algal layers and empty voids
Folk Classification Porous algal boundstone with calcite filled and empty cavities
Dunham Classification Porous algal boundstone with calcite filled and empty cavities
Common Grains Ivanovea algal plates
Sorting Not applicable
Rounding Not applicable
Micritization & envelopes Grains are peloids or ooids and micrite envelopes
Cement & diagenetic fabric Equant calcite spar filling cavities beneath algal plates
Porosity 30% leached and unfilled cavities
Depositional Setting Moderate energy algal mound shoal
Diagenetic history Early calcite fill of cavites beneath algal plates

Equant calcite mozaic filling voids beneath Ivanovia algal plates.


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