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    Dunham's and Folk Classification

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    The document classifies limestones based on their depositional texture and composition. It divides limestones into mud-supported or grain-supported categories depending on whether they contain less than 10% or greater than 10% allochems. Limestones are then further classified as mudstone, wackestone, packstone, or grainstone based on the proportion of mud versus grains. Additional rock types described include floatstone, rudstone, bafflestone, bindstone, and framestone.

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    Dunham's and Folk Classification

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    The document classifies limestones based on their depositional texture and composition. It divides limestones into mud-supported or grain-supported categories depending on whether they contain less than 10% or greater than 10% allochems. Limestones are then further classified as mudstone, wackestone, packstone, or grainstone based on the proportion of mud versus grains. Additional rock types described include floatstone, rudstone, bafflestone, bindstone, and framestone.

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    The document classifies limestones based on their depositional texture and composition. It divides limestones into mud-supported or grain-supported categories depending on whether they contain less than 10% or greater than 10% allochems. Limestones are then further classified as mudstone, wackestone, packstone, or grainstone based on the proportion of mud versus grains. Additional rock types described include floatstone, rudstone, bafflestone, bindstone, and framestone.

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    Dunham's and Folk Classification

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    The document classifies limestones based on their depositional texture and composition. It divides limestones into mud-supported or grain-supported categories depending on whether they contain less than 10% or greater than 10% allochems. Limestones are then further classified as mudstone, wackestone, packstone, or grainstone based on the proportion of mud versus grains. Additional rock types described include floatstone, rudstone, bafflestone, bindstone, and framestone.

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    Depositional texture recognizable Depositional

    texture not
    Original components not organically bound together during deposition Components recognizable
    organically bound
    Contains carbonate mud No carbonate during deposition
    mud

    Mud-supported
    Grain-supported
    <10% allochems >10% allochems

    Mudstone Wackestone Packstone Grainstone


    Boundstone Crystalline

    Floatstone Both are same Rudstone Bafflestone Bindstone Framestone


    as above only
    difference is of
    the grain size
    (more 10% of
    the grains are
    bigger than
    2mm).

    Text-fig. 3.1 - Classification of Limestone (after Dunham 1962 and modified after Embry & Klovan 1971, and James
    1984)
    Rock type

    Dominant
    Constituent > 10% allochems < 10% allochems

    Undisturbed reef and bioherms rock


    Sparry calcite > micrite Micrite > sparry calcite < 1%
    1-10 % allochems allochems

    Intraclasts
    > 25 % intraclasts Intrasparite Intramicrite Intraclasts
    Bearing Micrite

    Most abundant allochems


    > 25 % Ooids Oosparite Oomicrite Ooids
    Ooids
    Bearing

    Micrite, or if sparry patches present


    > 3:1 Micrite
    < 25 % Intraclasts

    Biosparite
    < 25 % Ooids, Volume
    ratio- bioclasts:peloids

    Biomicrite
    Bioclasts
    Fossiliferous
    3:1 to Micrite
    1:3 Biopelsparite Biopelmicrite

    Peloids

    Dismicrite
    Peloids

    Biolitite
    < 1:3 Pelsparite Pelmicrite Bearing
    Micrite

    Sparry calcite Micrite

    Text Fig. 3.1 - Classification of limestone (after F OLK 1962)

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