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Subject:	Re: Giant Shells in Peru's Andes
From:	peter j harries <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 24 Apr 2001 14:21:06 -0400
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The structures are almost surely concretions and certainly not
inoceramids.  Although inoceramids have all the features David
Campbell discussed, the large members of the family are all extremely
flat forms ; ie, they could never the degree of inflation shown in
the pictures.

Cheers, Peter Harries
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Peter J. Harries                                        Tel: (813) 974-4974
Dept. of Geology                                        Fax: (813) 974-2654
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