TABLE 1. Number of chitinozoans and scolecodonts recovered from 10 g subsamples of the Mulde Brick-clay Member sample disintegrated using buffered acetic acid and Rewoquat (average of 3 replicates).
Chitinozoans |
Scolecodonts |
|
Buffered acetic acid (7%) |
319.4 |
97.7 |
Rewoquat |
833.7 |
311 |
TABLE 2. Mineral composition of studied samples, determined using XRD analysis.
Mulde Brick-clay Member |
Daleje Shale |
|
Illite |
35.63% |
24.76% |
Clinochlore |
4.47% |
4.43% |
Calcite |
24.17% |
41.82% |
Dolomite |
4.29% |
- |
Quartz |
20.48% |
22.25% |
Albite |
5.04% |
5.91% |
Illite/Smectite |
1.29% |
0.83% |
Ankerite |
4.09% |
- |
Pyrite |
0.53% |
- |