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SPARRY CALCITE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Speleology
DEF

Limestone in which sparite cement is more abundant than the micrite matrix.

CONT

Stalactites from modern and old caves ... contain laminae and bulbous masses of micrite intercalated with sparry calcite.

OBS

Sparite cement consists of crystalline, clean, relatively coarse-grained (usually greater than 10 microns) calcite (or aragonite) that either accumulated during deposition or was introduced later as a cement.

OBS

sparry calcite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Spéléologie
DEF

Calcite [formée de] cristaux de plus de 10 [microns] formant la matrice des calcaires cristallins.

CONT

[...] une calcite de grande taille (sparite) pourra cristalliser dans les vides laissés libres.

CONT

Les stalactites, dans les cavernes actuelles et anciennes [...] contiennent des lamines et des masses bulbeuses de micrite intercalées avec la calcite sparitique.

OBS

calcite sparitique; calcite spathique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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