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Micrite
/ˈmɪkɹaɪt/
A sedimentary limestone matrix derived from calcite mud.
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A sedimentary limestone matrix derived from calcite mud.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| clotted | Coagulated |
| biomicritenoun | (geology) A form of limestone consisting of bioclasts in a micrite matrix |
| muckitenoun | (mineralogy) A resin found in cretaceous lignite in Moravia. |
| microbialitenoun | (geology) A sedimentary or accretionary structure formed by the action of microbes. |
| ribbonitenoun | (geology, uncommon) A carbonate micrite with ribbon-like laminations. |
| mudrocknoun | (geology) Any of various fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. |
| diamictitenoun | (geology) A sedimentary, calcareous conglomerate containing a mixture of particles; mixtite |
| biomicruditenoun | (geology) A form of biomicrite composed of very small fragments |
| calcilutitenoun | (geology) A form of limestone composed of detrital carbonate grains |
| sericitenoun | (mineralogy) A fine-grained mica found in metamorphic rocks |
| lutitenoun | (geology, dated) A rock composed of clayey or silty sediment. |
| biopelmicritenoun | (geology) A limestone similar to biopelsparite |
| masritenoun | (mineralogy) A variety of halotrichite containing manganese and cobalt. |
| mudstonenoun | (petrology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. |
| limestonenoun | An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. |
| dolomicritenoun | (geology) A dolomite mudstone. |
| miseritenoun | (mineralogy) A lilac-pink or red triclinic-pinacoidal rare-earth mineral of interest also for cleaning up radioactive and other wastes and for ceramics. |
| migmatitenoun | (geology) Any rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic. |
| geological matrixnoun | (geology) The fine-grained background material in which crystals, pebbles or fossils are embedded in a sedimentary rock |
| biomicrosparitenoun | (geology) A form of biomicrite in which the micrite has recrystallised to microspar |
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