Rock samples: preliminary information and photos

Abbreviations:
* LU: Lithological unit
* GC: Geographic coordinates

Convention:
Node text: Rock sample name (Age of the LU) - Map name (Map scale)

1. Information from a reference geological map
1.1. Map name: Khoja
1.2. Map scale: 1:100,000
1.3. Symbol of the LU: Mgm
1.3. Age of the LU: Miocene
1.4. Description of the LU: Gypsum, salt and gypsiferous marl
1.5. GC of the map boundaries*: 38.00-38.50 N; 46.50-47.00 E
1.6. Reference (of the geological map): Faridi, M. and Haghfarshi, E., 2006, Geological Map of Khoja, Scale 1:100000, Geological Survey of Iran

* Using the coordinate fields at the bottom of the post makes data geographically filterable during users’ searches.

2. Additional information
2.1. Rock sample name: Interbedding of gypsum and gypsiferous and salty marl
2.2. Identifiable minerals: Iron oxide
2.3. Rock texture: Fine-grained, Crystalline
2.4. Rock colour: Light green and light brown
2.5. Exposure: outcrop
2.6. Magmatic setting: -
2.7. Structural setting: -
2.8. GC of the sample rock: -
2.9. Geological structure: Interbedding layers, Fault, Parasitic fold, Shear folding, Shear zone

3. About the photo:
3.1. Sample dimension: 2-4 m
3.2. Copyright and licence: Creative Commons
3.3. Credit: Qapcon.com