Title
Conglomerate
Alternative Title
Fine Conglomerate
Identifier
FM-7
Description
Poorly sorted, coarse grained conglomerate; bearing chert, quartzite and granitoid fragments in calcite cement, with an odd mica flake indicating very short transport. The facies that this rock is representative of is uncommon. Conglomerate beds at outcrop are approximately 10cm thick.
Thin section: fine grains of angular, mainly plagioclase and quartz closely packed with little matrix visible, but a mud matrix where applicable.
Thin section: fine grains of angular, mainly plagioclase and quartz closely packed with little matrix visible, but a mud matrix where applicable.
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.