Dolomite crystals (white and gray) that have replaced a pre-existing limestone fabric. Calcite cement crystals (red) have filled in all the open spaces left by the dolomite, and partially dissolved some of the dolomite crystals. Jurassic Smackover Formation, Alabama, thin-section photomicrograph.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
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Dolomite crystals (white and gray) that have replaced a pre-existing limestone fabric. Calcite cement crystals (red) have filled in all the open spaces left by the dolomite, and partially dissolved some of the dolomite crystals. Jurassic Smackover Formation, Alabama, thin-section photomicrograph.
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