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Fig. 7

From: Triassic radiolarite and carbonate components from a Jurassic ophiolitic mélange (Dinaridic Ophiolite Belt)

Fig. 7

Microfacies of a Longobardian to ?earliest Carnian distal shelf radiolarite-limestone succession in the Visoka mélange (samples SRB 403–407) and a Carnian ribbon radiolarite from a basalt-radiolarite block (Radoševo area, samples SRB 408, SRB 409). a Layered Late Ladinian to ?Early Carnian pelagic cherty limestone with recrystallized radiolarians. Wackestone in the lower part a (dark grey) layer overlain by a turbiditic radiolarian packstone in the upper part. Sample SRB 404. Width of the photo: 1.4 cm. b Late Ladinian to Early Carnian reddish bioturbated radiolarian packstone. All radiolarians were silicified by silicate-rich pore fluids. Sample SRB 406. Width of the photo: 0.5 cm. c Laminated late Middle Triassic red radiolarite, radiolarian wacke- to packstone with filaments, partly broken. Nearly all radiolarians were silicified by silicate-rich pore fluids. Sample SRB 407. Width of the photo: 0.5 cm. d Grey Early Carnian ribbon radiolarite from the sedimentary cover of a radiolarite-basalt block. Massive chertified radiolarian packstone. Nearly all radiolarians are recrystallized to quartz. Sample SRB 408. Width of the photo: 0.5 cm

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