Sandstone pseudomorphs of aragonite fossils in an Ordovician vadose zone |
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| Authors: | NILS-MARTIN HANKEN |
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| Institution: | University of Oslo, Department of Geology, Postbox 1047, Blinden, Oslo 3, Norway |
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| Abstract: | Moulds after aragonite fossils from two Upper Ordovician limestones in the Oslo Region are filled with well sorted clastic fine sand. The fossil moulds are thought to have been formed by selective dissolution of aragonite shell material by fresh water in the vadose zone. Internal sedimentation post-dates precipitation of a thin veneer of iron poor drusy calcite cement, but predates precipitation of ferroan blocky calcite cement. These age relationships and the texture of the fine sand suggests sedimentation in semiconsolidated sediment in the vadose zone of an island during early emergence. |
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