Petrographic study of Danian limestone from eastern Denmark (Core Copenhagen TUBA 13)

Abstract

Based on the investigations of thin sections, peel prints and X-ray radiographs, quantitative and qualitative data on the carbonate constituents of the Danian limestone from København are presented.

The Danian limestone was classified according to both the petrographic nomenclature proposed by Folk (1962) and Dunham (1962) and to the occurrence of microborings.

It is believed that on the basis of the results of the present study the problems concerning the wave and current intensities, as well as the relative depths of the formation of the Danian limestone, might be solved, through future petrographic investigations.