Eolian Sand, Red Centre, Australia
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Eolian deposition in dune and |
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Red Centre, Australia |
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Macro, sphere is 2000 μ |
Location:
Curtain Creek, Red Centre, Australia
Provenance:
Sedimentary rocks in central Australia (e.g. Ayers Rock, Kata Tjuta, Mount Conner)
Composition:
Almost exclusively limpid monocrytalline quartz with FeOx or clay cutanes
Petrographic thin section:
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Limpid monocrystalline quartz, |
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Bright field |
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Closeup |
Texture:
Texture of the grains, ecc.
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Comments:
Further comments on the sand, depositional history, ecc.
