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Id 164
Identification Type Lithofacies
Name Peat
Distinguishing Features
Description Lithofacies referring to a sediment consisting of >80% authigenically produced organic matter.

High proportion of organic matter to mineral grains. Organic material may be coarsely fragmentary, or degraded.
Tags organic-matter
fibrous
fragmentary
bryophyte
woody
External Resources
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Images
Unique Identification: Peat
Site name: Middle Sugarbush
Light type: Plane-Polarized Light
Magnification: 100
Submitted by: Jess Rodysill
Notes: none
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Peat
Site name: Middle Sugarbush
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 100
Submitted by: Jess Rodysill
Notes: none
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Peat
Site name: Middle Sugarbush
Light type: Plane-Polarized Light
Magnification: 400
Submitted by: Jess Rodysill
Notes: none
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Peat
Site name: Middle Sugarbush
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 400
Submitted by: Jess Rodysill
Notes: none
Image Tags: none

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