The
palmate structure results from the replacement of the swallow-tail gypsum
morphology by anhydrite during burial.
| The
palmate structure results from the replacement of the swallow-tail gypsum
morphology by anhydrite during burial. |
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| Diagram demonstrating the transformation process from gypsum palmate (swallow tail) structure to anhydrite palmate structure (From Loucks and Longman, 1982 after Rouchy, 1976 and Orti and Shearmann, 1977). |