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Microspar
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A descriptive term for finely crystalline (grains having diameters between 5 and 15 microns) microscopically transparent or translucent, interstitial component of limestone, consisting of clean, relatively coarse-grained calcite or less commonly aragonite, that either recrystallised from micrite that accumulated during deposition or was introduced later into porous sediments as a cement. It is more coarsely crystalline than micrite, and finer than sparite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
471274
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:471274:5
Other Language Names for Microspar
Norwegian:Mikrospat
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Microspar
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Localities for Microspar
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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| Ehya et al. (2013) |
