| Figure 5.2A. (Top) A soilstone crust-lined solution pit exposed alongside artificial canal on Ramrod Key, Florida. Note soil and poorly cemented breccia in solution pit. Depth of solution pit is approximately 40 cm.
5.2B. (Bottom) Well-cemented multicolored breccia in solution pit from top of Q3 Unit of Perkins (1977) of approximately 20 ft (6 m) below sealevel (from quarry tailings on Big Pine Key, Florida). Note soilstone crust lining at far left of specimen. Blackened fragments include soilstone crust and fossiliferous Key Largo Limestone. |
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