packstone

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packstone [′pak‚stōn]

(petrology)

A sedimentary carbonate rock whose granular material is arranged in a self-supporting framework, yet also contains some matrix of calcareous mud.

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No references found			These rocks are of significant commercial importance and comprise a series of porous, clean, pellet and fossiliferous limestones with inter-bedded tight (often stylolitic lime) mudstones and packstones. The Geology Of Abu Dhabi by APS Review Gas Market Trends The upper Llandovery to lower Wenlock succession considered in the present paper is composed of nodular limestones, mainly wacke- to packstones, of the Rumba Formation and dolomitic marlstones of the Velise and Jaani formations (see Fig. Frequency patterns of chitinozoans, scolecodonts, and conodonts in ... by Hints, Olle; Killing, Mairy; Mannik, Peep; Nestor, Viiu / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology There are scattered bioclastic packstone and grainstone horizons which commonly show fining upward (Wong, 2002); these represent deposition during brief storm events. Geology of the Parliament Buildings 5: Geology of the Manitoba ... by Young, Jeff / Geoscience Canada			packet switch Packet Switch Node packet switching packet telephony packet transmission packet writing packet writing software packet-switched Packet-Type Switch packetized voice packhorse Packing packing density packing fraction packing house packing house pitch packing index packing industry packing piece packing proximity packing radius packing ring packing routine PackIt packsand packstone Pacolet's horse PACS Pact PACT I Pact of Steel Pacta Sunt Servanda pactamycin Pactolus Paczki Day Paczoski, Jozef Paczoski, Józef Pad pad computer pad deluge pad dyeing pad foundation pad limited pad saw pad support pad-mounted transformer Padagogium Pädagogium Padan-aram Padang Padary			packs a punch packs a punch packs a punch packs heat packs heat packs heat packs heat packs it packs it packs it packs it packs off packs off packs off packs off packs out packs out packs out packs out Packs Per Day packs up packs up packs up packs up packsack packsack packsacks packsaddle packsaddles packsand packstone Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box packthread packup kit Packwax Packway Packway Handle Band packwoman Packy East Packzi PACL PACLA PACLE PACLEARN PACLIC PACLING paclitaxel paclitaxel paclitaxel Paclitaxel protein-bound particles Paclitaxel protein-bound particles Paclitaxel/Carboplatin PACM PACMA PACMAC Pacman

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