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Author Topic:   Non-marine limestones
edge
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09-05-2002 4:41 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by mark24
09-05-2002 10:27 AM


[QUOTE]Originally posted by mark24:
Quick question about limestones with animal tracks in. How? Obviously they were trundling through mud, & the mud subsequently became impregnated with CaCO3. But where did the calcium carbonte come from?
Thanks,
Mark [/B][/QUOTE]
Here is the result of a quick google search on the Solenhofen Limestone. I don't know if it answers you questions, but it appears that they are calcareous muds to begin with.
The Solnhofen Limestone of Germany

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