| Id | 115 |
| Identification Type | Lithofacies |
| Name | Calcareous silt |
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| Description | Lithofacies comprising >50% detrital mineral material in the silt size range (4-63 microns), with calcium carbonate the most abundant secondary component.
Carbonate grains prominent but secondary; biogenic components variable but subordinate; mineral composition of detrital component depends on erosional sources and their lithologies. |
| Tags | silty calcareous fine-grained |
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