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publications > open file report > OFR 98-205 > appendix 1 > fakahatchee strand-jones grade core < Go back to Appendix 1 contents page Appendix 1 Petrographic Descriptions (all percentages are visual estimates) Fakahatchee Strand-Jones Grade core Depth (ft) Description Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone Member) 11.0 Molluscan packstone with trace of quartz silt in a micrite matrix (20%); skeletal grains include molluscan molds and fragments, partially leached benthic foraminifers, ostracodes, bryozoans, echinoid fragments, and barnacles; minor dogtooth calcite cement on some surfaces; porosity is high and moldic, and in vugs and channels. 15.2 Oyster fragment with patch of skeletal packstone adhering to the surface; micrite has 15% medium quartz sand, and fragments of mollusks, benthic foraminifers, bryozoans, and echinoids; minor dogtooth calcite on oyster surfaces; porosity is moldic and interparticle. < Go back to Appendix 1 contents page

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