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Record 1 2010-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
CONT

Algal boundstone (bindstone in the terminology of Embry and Klovan) Finely laminated, algal boundstone from the Green River Formation (Eocene, Wyoming, USA). This type of rock is more commonly known as a stromatolite.

OBS

Boundstone is an indigenous deposit of limestone that was bound by algae, coral, or other unicellular organism when it was formed.

OBS

algal boundstone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Au Nouveau Brunswick, le lithotype prédominant et caractéristique constitue le boundstone algaire gris à brun jaunâtre, avec prédominance, par endroits, de bafflestone, de wackestone et de packstone.

OBS

boundstone algaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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