M.J. Hibbard

Glauconite

Glauconite   (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Fe,Mg)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂    Monoclinic
o Diagenetic (low-T aqueous) environment in marine sediments. (chapter 13)
- Pelloidal glauconite (green) in microcrystalline dolostone. Dolomite rhombs formed from micritic calcite during or after fracture-opening of the pelloid. Thin section view (PPL) is 1.5 mm wide.

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