Limestone with coral fossil

Compound specimen · Jura, Switzerland · Lower Devonian

Naturhistorisches Museum Bern·NMBE 1987.0342

Specimen overview

Lithostratigraphic Lower Devonian limestone Helvetic Alps unit
Sampling event Collected 1987-06-14 by H. Müller

Constituent parts (3)

Limestone matrix

Sedimentary host rock · Lower Devonian

Lithostratigraphic Lower Devonian limestone Helvetic Alps unit
Rock type Bioclastic limestone

Stylonema corallinum (la)

Rugose coral · Tabulate growth form

Taxonomic Stylonema corallinum (Müller, 1857)
Higher taxonomy Rugosa · Cnidaria

Pyrite (accessory)

Secondary mineral phase · Diagenetic replacement

Nickel-Strunz 2.EB.05a Sulfides and Sulfosalts · Pyrite group
Dana 02.12.01.01

Locality

Map showing the locality of Limestone with coral fossil
Jura · Lower Devonian — exact coordinates available on request from the holding institution.