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Thecalcreteis of two types; the first one is rich in silt with low clay content, and generally overlies the mottled silty sandstone lithofacies.
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These deposits are prone to diagenetic changes, especially development ofcalcretehorizons due to the alkaline nature of the water and its saturation in calcite.
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The second type of beddedcalcreteis composed of very thin non-calcretized silty bands alternating with 2-3 cm thick calcretized clayey bands.
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This lithofacies shows development of smallcalcretenodules having diameters of a few to ten millimetres.
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The silty-heterolithic association consists of four lithofacies: mottled siltstone, mottled silty sandstone, beddedcalcreteand mottled mudstone.
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The mottled silty sandstone facies is overlain by beddedcalcrete.
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The topmost parts of the sandy silt units show extensivecalcretedevelopment.
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Irregularly shapedcalcretenodules are often present.
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Calcretenodules and gastropod moulds are also present.
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Often horizons of beddedcalcreteare encountered.
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The section includescalcreteprofiles and a complex sand-body.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In course of present excavations nearly 50 pillar bases with brickbat foundation belowcalcreteblocks topped by sandstone blocks were found.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Vegetation then formed an acidic layer of soil and humus, and a hard cap ofcalcretedeveloped above the softer limestone.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The site has contributed significantly to the geological record (forcalcretesoils).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At its base it carriescalcretenodules and rootlets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The formation of silcrete is similar to that ofcalcrete, formed by calcium carbonate and ferricrete, formed by iron oxide.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Layers of soil lie in depressions within thecalcretelayer.
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