Fig. 4

Mesoscopic and microscopic characteristics of the stromatolitic thrombolites. a Polished slab of the stromatolitic thrombolites; b Photomicrograph of clots within the stromatolitic thrombolites, showing inhomogeneous microsparry components. PLFs are marked by arrows. Plane-polarized light; c Enlargement of the rectangle in b, showing structureless and fragmentary PLFs (marked by arrows). Plane-polarized light