Limestone (shell)
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Texture (grain size, shape, sorting): Mostly sand-sized shell fragments; often contains a few larger whole fossil shells Composition (detrital, biochemical, chemical): Biochemical sediment grains; shells and shell/coral fragments, and/or calcareous microfossils Other distinctive properties: Effervesces in dilute HCl Common depositional environment: Marine environments where organisms secrete shells that are deposited on the ocean floor |
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rm0044
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Limestone (shell)
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