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Micrite is a
limestone constituent formed of
calcareous particles ranging in
diameter up to four μm
formed by the
recrystallization of lime mud. The term...
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crystals less than 5 μm (0.20 mils) in
length is
described as
micrite. In
fresh carbonate mud,
micrite is
mostly small aragonite needles,
which may precipitate...
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years ago)) of the Late Jur****ic epoch. It is
formed from
ooliths in a
micrite (fine
grained calcium carbonate) matrix.
There are many
voids in the stone...
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Automicrite is
autochthonous micrite, that is, a
carbonate mud
precipitated in situ (no transporting) and made up of fine-grained
calcite or aragonite...
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Peloids are
allochems that are
composed of
micrite,
irrespective of size, shape, or origin. The two
primary types of
peloids are
pellets and intraclasts...
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calcium carbonate (called calcite) ac****ulated
forming lime mud (called
micrite)
which covered the sea floor.
Small particles of sand or
organic detritus...
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metres (250 ft)
Lithology Primary Limestone,
sandstone Other Mudstone,
micrite Location Region England Country UK
Extent Dorset Type
section Named for...
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limestone composed of
fossil debris ("bio") and
calcium carbonate mud ("
micrite"). Most of the
fossil debris in
chalk consists of the
microscopic plates...
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rigid skeletons, and
abundant red algae,
microbial micrite, and
inorganic cement. The
microbial micrite worked to trap sediment. One of the most prominent...
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texture contrasts with limestone,
which is
usually a
mixture of grains,
micrite (very fine-grained
carbonate mud) and
sparry cement. The
optical properties...
