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Conglomerate
Texture: Clastic
Mineral Composition: Clay
Sorting and Roundness: Well-rounded, poorly sorted
Fossils: No
Condition of Fossils: N/A
Inferred Depositional Conditions: creek |
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Quartz Sandstone
Texture: Clastic
Mineral Composition: Quartz
Sorting and Rounded: Well-sorted
Fossils: No
Condition of Fossils: N/A
Inferred Depositional Condition: Beach, Desert |
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Graywacke Sandstone
Texture: Clastic
Mineral Composition: Quartz/Rock Fragments
Sorting and Roundness: Well-Rounded, Moderately Sorted
Fossils: No
Condition of Fossils: N/A
Inferred Depositional Condition: Beach |
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Arkosic Sandstone
Texture: Clastic
Mineral Compostion: Quartz/K-Spar
Sorting and Roundness: Well-Rounded
Fossils: No
]Condition of Fossils: N/A
Inferred Depositional Condition: Beach |
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Shale
Texture: Clastic
Mineral Composition: Quartz
Sorting and Roundness: Well-Sorted
Fossils: No
Condition of Fossils: N/A
Inferred Depositional Condition: Ocean, Flood Plain, Lake
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Coquina
Texture: Chemical
Mineral Composition: Clay
Sorting and Roundness: Poorly Rounded, Well-Sorted
Fossils: No
Condition of Fossils: N/A
Inferred Depositional Condition: Beach |
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Oolitic Limestone
Texture: Chemical
Mineral Composition: Calcite
Sorting and Roundess: ----
Fossils: No
Condition of Fossils: N/A
Inferred Depositional Condition: On Beach |
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Micritic Limestone
Texture: Chemical
Mineral Composition: Calcite
Sorting and Roundness: ----
Fossils: No
Condition of Fossils: N/A
Inferred Depositional Condition: Deep, Deep Ocean |
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Fossiliferous Limestone
Texture: Chemical
Mineral Composition: ----
Sorting and Roundness: ----
Fossils: Yes
Condition of Fossils: Varies
Inferred Depositional Condition: Shallow Ocean |
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Soft Coal
Texture: Bio-Chemical
Mineral Composition: Organic Compounds
Sorting and Roundness: N/A
Fossils: No
Condition of Fossils: N/A
Inferred Depositional Condition: Swamp |
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