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Also known as oolites or ooliths, these little geologic Gobstoppers form in shallow, supersaturated, agitated water far from continental sediment sources. They start as a tiny grain of calcium carbonate, usually calcite or aragonite. As they roll and tumble in the waves, they gradually build up layer after layer of ...
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Giant oolites from the Beck Spring Formation (ca. 723 Ma) very near Saratoga Springs in Death Valley, California. Data taken from this section and a discussion of the general Neoproterozoic geology of Death Valley can be found in a GSA Bulletin article by Corsetti and Kaufman (2003. To see these ooids uncut, clic...
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Giant oolites from the Beck Spring Formation (ca. 723 Ma) very near Saratoga Springs in Death Valley, California. Data taken from this section and a discussion of the general Neoproterozoic geology of Death Valley can be found in a GSA Bulletin article by Corsetti and Kaufman (2003). To see these ooids in cross s...
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