Thin Sections - 35mm Slides

Well: McKittrick 418

Depth: 1634.8

     

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Slide #31
Microscope Magnification : 100X
Approximated Field Width : 1mm
1634.8 H PPTL of material and needles in pores. Some diagenetic process is filling pores and reducing open porosity at this level.


Slide #32
Microscope Magnification : 100X
Approximated Field Width : 1mm
1634.8 H XPTL of material and needles in pores. Some diagenetic process is filling pores and reducing open porosity at this level. (Same view as Slide 31)


Slide #33
Microscope Magnification : 40X
Approximated Field Width : 2.5mm
plane polarized transmitted light1634.8 V Note - calcium carbonate fossils are now silicified (no birefiingence in crossed polars).


Slide #34
Microscope Magnification : 40X
Approximated Field Width : 2.5mm
cross polarized transmitted light, 1634.8 V Note - calcium carbonate fossils are now silicified (no birefiingence in crossed polars). (Same view as Slide 33)


Slide #35
Microscope Magnification : 40X
Approximated Field Width : 2.5mm
same as Slide 34, different exposure time. cross polarized transmitted light, 1634.8 V Note - calcium carbonate fossils are now silicified (no birefiingence in crossed polars). (Same view as Slide 33)


Slide #38
Microscope Magnification : 100X
Approximated Field Width : 1mm
1634.8 V Note extreme variation in vertically cut specimen - fossils and hydrocarbons