Title
Calera-type Limestone with Chert
Alternative Title
Limestone with Chert
Identifier
FR-8
Description
Groundmass dominated by grey calcite and dolomite. Calcite and dolomite crystals are subhedral in thin section and hand sample.. (FOV: 1.28)
Date
Not given
Contributor
Western Minerals, Inc.
Spatial Coverage
Permanent Cement Co. quarry, near Cupertino. Take I 280 south from San Francisco to Foothill Expressway, then west to Stevens Creek Road, then right on Stevens
Creek Road to end.
Creek Road to end.
Temporal Coverage
Mesozoic
Accrual Method
Purchased from Western Minerals, Inc.
Number of Thin Sections
1