Abstract
Extraction techniques for microfossils (excluding palynomorphs) and micro-mollusca from argillaceous clays and shales can be sub-divided into two groups:
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Techniques suitable for soft partially consolidated rocks, usually samples of Mesozoic and Tertiary ages.
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Techniques suitable for harder indurated rocks, usually of Palaeozoic age.
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Green, O.R. (2001). Extraction Techniques for Calcareous Microfossils from Argillaceous Sediments. In: A Manual of Practical Laboratory and Field Techniques in Palaeobiology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0581-3_29
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