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Composition
Fossils, some whole some fragmented, cemented by a spar matrix (crystalline calcite). Most of the fossils are crinoid stem fragments, but favositid (honeycomb) corals and stromatoporoids are also common.
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Description
These are mostly crinoid stem fragments. Crinoids, also called sea lilies, are echinoderms (related to star fish). The calyx (body with feeding arms) was supported above the bottom on a stem composed of small calcite discs stacked together similar to a stack of pocker chips. When the animal died and decayed the individual stem discs would separate and be washed around on the bottom. Here we see a scattered collection of various size discs, some on end view (appearing round) and some in side view (appearing rectangular).
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