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Id 163
Identification Type Lithofacies
Name Organic-rich Diatom Ooze
Distinguishing Features
Description Refers to a lithofacies comprising >50% diatom frustules, with organic matter (amorphous and/or fragmentary) making up the second-most abundant constituent.

Prominence of diatom frustules; diatoms may be diverse, or essentially monospecific. Carbonate minerals subordinate, or absent. Clastic silt subordinate, or absent. Diagenetic minerals (e.g., vivianite; pyrite) occur commonly, but are subordinate.
Tags circular
transparent
colorless
rice-shape
brown
amorphous
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Unique Identification: Organic-rich Diatom Ooze
Site name: Waswaagining/Haskell
Light type: Plane-Polarized Light
Magnification: 100
Submitted by: Jess Rodysill
Notes: none
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Organic-rich Diatom Ooze
Site name: Waswaagining/Haskell
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 100
Submitted by: Jess Rodysill
Notes: none
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Organic-rich Diatom Ooze
Site name: Waswaagining/Haskell
Light type: Plane-Polarized Light
Magnification: 400
Submitted by: Jess Rodysill
Notes: none
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Organic-rich Diatom Ooze
Site name: Waswaagining/Haskell
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 400
Submitted by: Jess Rodysill
Notes: none
Image Tags: none

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