Appendix 3 
Description of the 32 wetland sediment standards used in this study, in terms of grain size fractions, and particle and crystal composition, om = organic matter; qz = quartz; ph = phytoliths; ss 
= sponge spicules; ca = undifferentiated carbonate particle; sh = shell; mp = mud-sized phyllosilicate (kaolinite, micas, montmorillonite); di = diatoms; ic = carbonate intraclasts; os = ostracods 
Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 87(4), December 2004 
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