Naziv vsebine
Rhynchophora sp.
Species
Rhynchophora sp.
Site
Savske jame (1?), Planina pod Golico, the western Southern Karavanks.
Notes
Limonitized cast (originally siderite). The grey bands represent sphalerite.
Lithostr. Unit
Auernig Formation
Envir. Setting
Tempestite deposit?
Diagenesis
Absence of compression in the sample indicates mineralization prior to sediment compaction. Organic decay released carbon dioxide, reacting as carbonic acid with ferrous-ion-enriched pore water to form siderite, subsequently altered into limonite.
