Appendix B
Hand-sample descriptions
[1] Rushford
(1) mottled; oolitic
(2) pale gray; homogeneous
(3) slightly mottled
(4) slightly mottled; homogeneous; some vugs
(35) homogeneous; grading into chalky exterior
(36) slightly mottled
(37)
(38) homogeneous; white to pale gray; vugs and druse
(39) fine homogeneous; laminated (stromatolitic?)
(40) mottled tannish gray
[2] Lanesboro
(5) white to pale gray; homogeneous
(6) white to pale gray; homogeneous
(7) white to pale gray; homogeneous
(8) white to pale gray; homogeneous; grading to darker gray exterior
(9) white to pale gray; homogeneous
(30) white to pale gray; homogeneous
(31) white to pale gray; homogeneous; some oolitic areas
(32) slightly mottled white/pale gray
(33) mottled white and gray
(34) white homogeneous
[3] Bratsburg
(10) mottled; slightly sugary in areas
(11) poorly laminated
(12) mottled white/gray; slightly sugary
(13) slightly mottled
(14) laminated
(15) slightly mottled; some oolitic areas
(16) ribbony white and pale gray
(17) slightly mottled/ribbony
(18) slightly mottled
(19) slightly mottled; slightly sugary
[4] Hokah
(20) ribbony/mottled
(21) oolitic
(22) fine homogeneous
(24) sandy; sugary; pale cream-gray
(25) fine homogeneous
(27) ribbony; oolitic
(28) slightly sandy
(29) ribbony; oolitic
[5] Stockton Hill
(41) fine; laminated
(42) fine homogeneous
(43) fine homogeneous
(44) mottled white/gray
(45) fine homogeneous
(46) fine homogeneous
(47) slightly mottled
(48) oolitic
(49) fine homogeneous
(50) ribbony
[6] Wilson
(51) slightly mottled
(52) slightly mottled
(53) slightly mottled; vugs
(54) fine homogeneous
(55) mottled
(56) mottled; some ooids
(57) mostly homogeneous, some laminae
(58) fine homogeneous
(59) fine homogeneous
(60) fine homogeneous; slightly ribbony
(61) slightly mottled
(62) slightly mottled
(63) somewhat banded, ribbony
(64) ribbony, with small remnant mudclasts(?)
(65) slightly mottled
(66) ribbony
(67) slightly mottled
(68) slightly ribbony
(69) slightly mottled
(70) slightly mottled
[7] Treasure Island
(71) homogeneous
(72) micro-vugs and chalcedony
(73) pale gray; slightly banded
(74) finely laminated (stromatolitic?)
(75) finely laminated (stromatolitic?)
(76) slightly sugary; many small vugs and druse
(77) slightly mottled and banded; some vugs and druse
(78) very oolitic
(79) slightly sugary; oolitic
(80) translucent white; very sugary
[8] Millville
(81) mottled
(82) mottled; micro-vugs and druse
(83) fine homogeneous
(84) very mottled
(85) banded
(86) very sandy
(87) very oolitic
(88) oolitic
(89) oolitic; slightly banded
(90) very oolitic
[9] Zumbro River
(91) very sugary; translucent
(92) very sugary; translucent and mottled whitish
(93) fine; banded
(94) sandy
(95) oolitic; slightly mottled
(96) sandy; slightly banded
(97) very sandy
(98) sugary; pale translucent
(99) fine; very mottled and banded
(100) slightly mottled
[10] Hastings
(101) slightly sandy and oolitic
(102) slightly oolitic
(103) slightly oolitic
(104) slightly oolitic
(105) very oolitic
(106) very oolitic
(107) very oolitic
(108) slightly oolitic
(109) oolitic and slightly sandy
(110) very oolitic
[11] Stillwater
(111) fine; pale; homogeneous
(112) oolitic (ooids show tendency to weather out)
(113) oolitic; sandy
(114) oolitic; slightly sandy
(115) some oolitic, some fine homogeneous
(116) very oolitic (interiors of ooids show tendency to weather out)
(117) very oolitic (interiors of ooids show tendency to weather out); sugary
(118) very oolitic; very chunky/hackly
(119) very oolitic (ooids interrupting fracture of the chert)
(120) mottled cream/gray
[12] Hudson
(121) pale; sugary; small vugs and druse
(122) pale; sugary
(123) mottled sugary; some goethite inclusions
(124) yellow/pink; sugary
(125) pale; sugary; some goethite inclusions
(126) mottled; sugary
(127) mottled; sugary
(128) fine homogeneous
(129) fine homogeneous
(130) slightly sugary; vugs and chalcedony
[13] King Coulee
(131) whitish; slightly oolitic
(132) fine homogeneous
(133) whitish; homogeneous
(134) whitish; homogeneous
(135) pale; slightly ribbony
(136) pale; homogeneous
(137) very fine; banded
(138) slight beige/gray mottling; slightly ribbony
(139) mottled beige/gray
(140) pale; sugary
[14] Dutchman's Coulee
(141) fine homogeneous
(142) very laminated/ribbony (stromatolitic?)
(143) pale; fine homogeneous
(144) mottled white/cream; slightly sugary
(145) pale; slightly mottled; hackly
(146) sandy; slightly oolitic; slightly sugary
(147) fine homogeneous
(148) pale; remnant sedimentary structures (mud clasts, ooids, etc.)
(149) pale; remnant sedimentary structures (mud clasts, ooids, etc.)
(150) white; sandy
[15] Lake City
(151) pale; fine homogeneous
(152) slightly mottled
(153) pale translucent; very sugary
(154) pale homogeneous
(155)
(156) mottled beige/gray; remnant mud clasts(?)
(157) mottled beige/gray; very sugary
(158) slightly sugary; some goethite inclusions
(159) fine homogeneous
(160) fine homogeneous
[16] Shakopee
(161) slightly oolitic
(162) slightly oolitic
(163) pale; oolitic; grading into chalk
(164) mottled; slightly translucent; sugary
(165) very oolitic
(166) slightly translucent; slightly sugary; homogeneous
(167) slightly mottled; sugary
(168) darkly mottled; slightly sugary
(169) oolitic; sandy
(170) very oolitic
[17] Garden City
(171) homogeneous
(172) pale; sugary
(173) sandy
(174) sandy; sugary
(175) mottled/ribbony
(176) sandy; slightly sugary
(177) slightly oolitic
(178) oolitic
(179) oolitic
(180) oolitic
[18] Le Sueur
(181) fine; mottled
(182) mottled cream/gray
(183) fine; slightly mottled
(184)
(185)
(186) fine homogeneous
(187) oolitic
(188) oolitic
(189) cream; fine homogeneous
(190) whitish; fine homogeneous
[19] Gran Grae
(191) beige; homogeneous
(192) beige; slightly mottled
(193) beige; mottled
(194) beige; slightly mottled
(195) beige; banded
(196) opaque cream/white mottled; homogeneous
(197) beige; homogeneous
(198) pale homogeneous
(199) darkly mottled
(200) fine homogeneous
[20] Elmwood
(201) fine homogeneous
(202) slightly banded; fine homogeneous
(203) pale translucent; sugary
(204) fine homogeneous
(205) banded; fine homogeneous
(206) slightly mottled
(207) pale; very sugary
(208) pinkish gray; very sugary
(209) fine homogeneous
(210) mottled; fine
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