Peloid (geology)

[[File:PeloidsCarboniferousNV.jpg|thumb|Pellets (a type of peloid) and a brachiopod shell visible in a limestone thin-section; Bird Spring Formation (Carboniferous) of southern Nevada.]] '''Peloids''' are allochems that are composed of micrite, irrespective of size, shape, or origin. The two primary types of peloids are pellets and intraclasts. Another type of peloid is pseudo-oolith.<ref name="Folk1959a">Folk, R.L. (1959) ''Practical petrographic classification of limestones.'' American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin. 43, pp. 1-38.</ref><ref name="NeuendorfOthers2005a">Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl, Jr., and J.A. Jackson, J.A., eds. (2005) ''Glossary of Geology'' (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. {{ISBN|0-922152-76-4}}</ref><ref name=" ScholleOther2003a">Scholle, P.A., and D.S. Ulmer-Scholle (2003) ''A Color Guide to the Petrography of Carbonate Rocks: Grains, textures, porosity, diagenesis. '' American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir no. 77. Tulsa, Oklahoma, American Association of Petroleum Geologists. 474 pp. {{ISBN|0-89181-358-6}}</ref>

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Category:Limestone

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