Carbonate classification

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Figure 1 Folk^[1] and Dunham^[2] classifications.

The two commonest classification systems for carbonate rocks are those of Folk^[1] and Dunham.^[2] Folk's classification uses combination forms of words describing the grains and words describing the cements. Dunham's classification is based on the depositional fabric of the rock.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Folk, R. L., 1959, Practical petrographic classification of limestones: AAPG Bulletin, v. 43, p. 1–38.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dunham, R. J., 1962, Classification of carbonate rocks according to depositional texture, in Ham, W. E., ed., Classification of Carbonate Rocks: AAPG Memoir 1, p. 108–121.

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[pt05r56-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Folk, R. L., 1959, Practical petrographic classification of limestones: AAPG Bulletin, v. 43, p. 1–38.

[pt05r50-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Dunham, R. J., 1962, Classification of carbonate rocks according to depositional texture, in Ham, W. E., ed., Classification of Carbonate Rocks: AAPG Memoir 1, p. 108–121.

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