Definition of Packstone. Meaning of Packstone. Synonyms of Packstone

- Under the Dunham classification (Dunham, 1962) system of limestones, a packstone is defined as a grain-supported carbonate rock that contains 1% or more...
- Wackestone a mud-supported carbonate lithology containing >10% grains. Packstone a grain-supported fabric containing 1% or more mud-grade fraction. Grainstone...
- v t e Dunham classification rocks Mudstone Wackestone Packstone Grainstone Floatstone Rudstone Bafflestone Bindstone Framestone...
- nodules. The lower section is composed of echinoderm grainstone to silty Packstone. There are numerous fossils found within the Boyle Group. Sumrall, Colin...
- stromatoporoid-coral-crinoid wackestone-packstone-rudstones, interbedded with light grey, bioclastic wackestone-packstone. Earth sciences portal Ontario portal...
- spp. Nummulitic wacke-packstone ****ilina wacke-packstone A foraminifera Present in minor quantity in the nummulitic wacke-packstone, and as the dominant...
- (260 ft) Midale Beds Osagian oolitic to pisolitic and skeletal grainstone to packstone with vuggy porosity, dolomite, porous wackestone 45 m (150 ft) Frobisher...
- cream to light-brown or tan, poorly hardened to very hard, grainstone, packstone and wackestone, with rare mudstone. Fossils found throughout but not densely...
- grade sediment - thus resulting in the misidentification of grainstone as packstone. Failure to correctly determine the size and abundance of component grains...
- Thin section photomicrograph of Orbitolinid foraminifera floatstone with a fragmented bioclast packstone matrix, plane polarised light...