- The
origin of
micrites is
still a
problem in
carbonate sedimentology due to the non-uniqueness of the
processes generating it.
Micrite can be generated...
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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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rigid skeletons, and
abundant red algae,
microbial micrite, and
inorganic cement. The
microbial micrite worked to trap sediment. One of the most prominent...
- three-dimensional
shapes of self-****embling
micrites examines Platonic solids (regular polyhedral). The term '
micrite' was
created by
DARPA to
refer to sub-millimeter...
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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...
- This
means that
their textures are
similar to that of collophane, or fine
micrite-like texture.
Phosphatic grains may be
accompanied by
organic matter, clay...
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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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Rudstone with
micrite.
Width of
picture is 36mm...
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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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Peloids are
allochems that are
composed of
micrite,
irrespective of size, shape, or origin. The two
primary types of
peloids are
pellets and intraclasts...
