Title
Shale
Alternative Title
Light grey to dark grey shale
Identifier
FM-4
Description
Organic rich to moderate black to light grey shale. Some parts of FM-4 are silty shale. Minor rust stains are present on lighter samples. Representative of upper portion of a turbidite sequence.
Thin Section
Very fine (<.1 mm) grains are present in this sample, along with staining bands. Note the fair sorting, this sample is better sorted than the others of this suite, but not as well sorted as a typical shale.
Thin Section
Very fine (<.1 mm) grains are present in this sample, along with staining bands. Note the fair sorting, this sample is better sorted than the others of this suite, but not as well sorted as a typical shale.
Date
Oct., 11, 2013
Contributor
Western Minerals, lnc.
Is Part Of
Spatial Coverage
Alpnach, Germany
Temporal Coverage
Mesozoic
Accrual Method
Purchased from Western Minerals, Inc.
Number of Thin Sections
1