{"id":8678,"date":"2014-03-01T08:59:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T15:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/?p=8678"},"modified":"2020-07-08T18:39:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T00:39:42","slug":"sedimentary-petrology-media-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/sedimentary-petrology-media-library","title":{"rendered":"Sedimentary Petrology Media Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The information posted here is not in a particular order. If you want to find something specific on this page, I suggest using page text finder on your computer (Ctrl + F). Important terms and information are in <b>bold<\/b>. For additional photographs and information, please visit the following pages:<br \/>\n<b>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/mineralogy-media-library\">Mineralogy Media Library<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/photomicrographs-of-minerals\">Photomicrographs of Minerals<\/a><br \/> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\">Petrology Media Library (Igneous and Metamorphic)<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1><b>Sedimentery Petrology<\/b><\/h1>\n<h1>Cements on substrates<\/h1>\n<p><b><u>Acicular<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/prismatic_4x.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/prismatic_4x\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/prismatic_4x.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Prismatic (4x) ~ 3500 um across\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/prismatic_4x-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/prismatic_4x-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/prismatic_4x-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Prismatic (4x) ~ 3500 um across\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/prismatic_4x-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/prismatic_4x-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/prismatic_4x-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/prismatic_4x-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/prismatic_4x-676x676.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/prismatic_4x.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Pour-filling Cements<\/h1>\n<p><b><u>Syntaxial Overgrowth<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8625\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cement: Syntaxial Overgrowth (4x) ~ 5000 um F.V. ppl\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cement: Syntaxial Overgrowth (4x) ~ 5000 um F.V. ppl\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl-676x676.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x4_ppl.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8626\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cement: Syntaxial Overgrowth (10x) ~ 1600 um F.V. ppl\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cement: Syntaxial Overgrowth (10x) ~ 1600 um F.V. ppl\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl-676x676.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cement_syntaxial_overgrowth_x10_ppl.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Fusulinid<\/h1>\n<p>The image shows morphological structures (as opposed to micro-structures). Scale: ~900 &mu;m across.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fusulinid_10x.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8560\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/fusulinid_10x\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fusulinid_10x.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1054,1054\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fusulinid at 10x (~900 um)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fusulinid_10x-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fusulinid_10x-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fusulinid_10x-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Fusulinid at 10x (~900 um across)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fusulinid_10x-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fusulinid_10x-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fusulinid_10x-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fusulinid_10x-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fusulinid_10x-676x676.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/fusulinid_10x.jpg 1054w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Green Algae<\/h1>\n<p><b>Dasycladacean Green Algae<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Scale: ~1000 \u03bcm across the middle Dasycladacean.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dasycladacean_green_algae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8617\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/dasycladacean_green_algae\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dasycladacean_green_algae.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dasycladacean Freen Algae (4x) ~ 1000 um\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dasycladacean_green_algae-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dasycladacean_green_algae-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dasycladacean_green_algae-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dasycladacean Green Algae (4x) ~ 1000 um\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dasycladacean_green_algae-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dasycladacean_green_algae-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dasycladacean_green_algae-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dasycladacean_green_algae-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dasycladacean_green_algae-676x676.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dasycladacean_green_algae.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Ooids<\/h1>\n<p>Few different cortices can be observed in the image.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ooids_xpl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/ooids_xpl\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ooids_xpl.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ooids at 10x (~420 um across)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ooids_xpl-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ooids_xpl-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ooids_xpl-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Centered Ooid at 10x (~420 um across)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ooids_xpl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ooids_xpl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ooids_xpl-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ooids_xpl-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ooids_xpl-676x676.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ooids_xpl.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Pitted Peloids<\/h1>\n<p>Can be classify as a lump of pitted peloids as opposed to grapestones. Scale: ~1200 &mu;m across.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pitted_peloids_xpl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/pitted_peloids_xpl\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pitted_peloids_xpl.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pitted Peloids XPL at 10x (~1200 um) \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pitted_peloids_xpl-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pitted_peloids_xpl-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pitted_peloids_xpl-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pitted Peloids XPL at 10x (~1200 um) \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pitted_peloids_xpl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pitted_peloids_xpl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pitted_peloids_xpl-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pitted_peloids_xpl-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pitted_peloids_xpl-676x676.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pitted_peloids_xpl.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Pisolite<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pisolite_pisoid_rock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8586\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/pisolite_pisoid_rock\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pisolite_pisoid_rock.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,681\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pisolite is a rock made of Pisoids\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pisolite_pisoid_rock-300x127.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pisolite_pisoid_rock-1024x435.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pisolite_pisoid_rock-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pisolite is a rock made of Pisoids\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pisolite_pisoid_rock-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/pisolite_pisoid_rock-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Prismatic Microstructures<\/h1>\n<p><b><u>Homogeneous Prismatic<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><p>Homogeneous Prismatic microstructure identifier; weeping extinction across the shell fragment. Scale: ~1300 \u03bcm across.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8614\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Molluscs; Bivalve at 4x (~1300 um across)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Molluscs; Bivalve at 4x (~1300 um across)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl-676x676.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/molluscs_bivalve_4x_xpl.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Scleractinian coral<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/scleractinian_xpl_4x.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8620\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/scleractinian_xpl_4x\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/scleractinian_xpl_4x.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Scleractinian Coral (4x) ~ 3000 um across\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/scleractinian_xpl_4x-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/scleractinian_xpl_4x-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/scleractinian_xpl_4x-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Scleractinian Coral (4x) ~ 3000 um across\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/scleractinian_xpl_4x-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/scleractinian_xpl_4x-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/scleractinian_xpl_4x-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/scleractinian_xpl_4x-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/scleractinian_xpl_4x-676x676.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/scleractinian_xpl_4x.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Sponge Spicules<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sponge_spicules.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/sponge_spicules\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sponge_spicules.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Width the center (*) Sponge Spicule: ~250 \u03bcm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sponge_spicules-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sponge_spicules-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sponge_spicules-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Width the center (*) Sponge Spicule: ~250 \u03bcm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sponge_spicules-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sponge_spicules-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sponge_spicules-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sponge_spicules-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sponge_spicules-676x676.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sponge_spicules.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Stromatolites<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/stromatolites.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8585\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/petrology-media-library\/stromatolites\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/stromatolites.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,964\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bulbus stromatolites\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/stromatolites-300x180.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/stromatolites-1024x616.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/stromatolites-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Bulbus Stromatolites\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-8585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/stromatolites-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/stromatolites-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The information posted here is not in a particular order. 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