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This fabric is characterized by a “carbonatic” or calcareous matrix, slightly active to active optically, moderately to highly silty, with particles double to open spaced. The inclusions are dominated by quartz, being 20-35% of the slide area in most cases and calcareous concentrations, chalk and foraminifers. In addition the group shows coarse silt to fine sand calcareous particles including sub angular limestone, rounded chalk and foraminifers.
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"carbonatic" or calcareous
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Fabric made of clay derived of various loess soils (alluvial outcrops). Petrofabrics derived from loess soils was widely reported from petrographic studies of pottery from the northern Negev, southern coast and inner plains and Shephelah.