Title
Fossiliferous Biofloatstone in a mud matrix
Identifier
FM-1
Description
Fresh water marl with plant remains. Specimens selected to include leaf and or stem remains. Hand sample specimen is small and crumbly.
Fossil bearing biofloatstone composed of soft silt, mud and limestone matrix, with carbon imprint and original material remains, mainly gastropods and plant remains. Both are visible in thin section, along with mineral evidence that the sediment was not transported very far.
Thin Section XPL and PPL images exhibit phosphatized remains, clay particles, as well as some quartz and lithics are present.
Fossil bearing biofloatstone composed of soft silt, mud and limestone matrix, with carbon imprint and original material remains, mainly gastropods and plant remains. Both are visible in thin section, along with mineral evidence that the sediment was not transported very far.
Thin Section XPL and PPL images exhibit phosphatized remains, clay particles, as well as some quartz and lithics are present.
Date
Oct., 10, 2013
Contributor
Western Minerals, lnc.
Is Part Of
Spatial Coverage
Sternenberg, Germany
Temporal Coverage
Mesozoic
Accrual Method
Purchased from Western Minerals, Inc.
Number of Thin Sections
1