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Table 1 Raw and recalculated grain types and categories for point-counting and petrofacies classification

From: Provenance of upper Permian-lowermost Triassic sandstones, Wutonggou low-order cycle, Bogda Mountains, NW China: implications on the unroofing history of the Eastern North Tianshan Suture

Symbol

Definition

Raw

 Qnu

Nonundulose monocrystalline quartz

 Qu

Undulose monocrystalline quartz

 Qpt

Polycrystalline quartz with metamorphic textures

 Qpw

Polycrystalline quartz without metamorphic textures

 Cht

Chert and chalcedony

 K

Potassium feldspar

 P

Plagioclase

 Lvf

Volcanic lithic with felsic texture

 Lvmi

Volcanic lithic with microlitic texture

 Lvl

Volcanic lithic with lathwork texture

 Lvv

Volcanic lithic with vitric texture

 Lvun

Unidentified volcanic lithic

 Lmd

Mudrock fragment

 Lslt

Siltstone fragment

 Lsd

Sandstone fragment

 Lm

Metamorphic lithic

 Carb

Carbonate

 AM

Accessory transparent minerals

 OM

Opaque minerals

 Bio

Bioclastic grains

 Uni

Unidentified grain

Recalculated

 Qm

Qnu + Qu

 Qp

Qpt + Qpw + Cht

 Q

Qm + Qp

 F

K + P

 Lv

Lvf + Lvmi+Lvl + Lvv + Lvun

 Ls

Lmd + Lslt+Lsd

 Lmt

Lm + Qpt

 Lst

Ls + Cht

 L

Lv + Ls + Lm

 Lt

Lv + Lmt + Lst