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Fig. 10

From: Macro- and microfeatures of Early Cambrian dolomitic microbialites from Tarim Basin, China

Fig. 10

Microscopic features of the laminated fabrics in the Xiaoerblak Formation (Cambrian Series 2) of the Sugaitblak section, Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, China. a, b Wavy laminated fabric consisting of wavy dark-colored dolomicritic laminae (la) and the lighter-colored thrombolitic rock consisting of reticular clotted fabrics (ret) and filled meshes (br) between the laminae, with irregular pores (po), in the lower part of Interval V. c The imbricated wavy laminated fabric consisting of dark-colored dolomicritic wavy laminae (la) and the lighter-colored thrombolitic layers between the laminae, with pores (po), in the lower part of Interval V. d–f The compound laminated fabric consisting of dark-colored dolomicritic lamina (la) or laminae (mla) and the lighter-colored layers with spotted clotted fabric (sd, clu) and vermicular clotted fabric (wo), in the Interval III. g–i The compound laminated fabric consisting of dark-colored dolomicritic laminae (mla) and the lighter-colored thrombolitic layers, with vermicular clotted fabric (wo), pores (po) and filled meshes (br), in the Interval V. All are photomicrographs of thin sections under plane-polarized light microscope

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