A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Chalk, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, Selma Chalk |
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| Description | Chalk is a general term used for a soft, light colored, fine grained rock dominated by calcite. The Selma Chalk consists of calcite, many foraminifera shells, fragments of larger fossils, and some minor quartz. This specimen is 10 cm across. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Cretaceous |
| Lithostratigraphy | Selma Chalk |
| Location | USA ▹ Mississippi ▹ Oktibbeha |
| Photographer | Mike Davis. 2001-04-05. |
| Collection | Ward’s Collection of Classic North American Rocks #63. |
| Key words | chalk, Mississippi, Selma Chalk |
| Tech details | 728 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 298 |
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