micriticadj.
/mɪˈkrɪtɪk/, U.S. /mᵻˈkrɪdɪk/ Geology.
Of limestone: containing a high proportion of micrite.
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1962 M. W. Leighton & C. Pendexter in Mem. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 1 37/2 Photographs A and B..illustrate limestones composed of 90 per cent, or more, micrite. Two subtypes of these micritic limestones are recognized.
1973 Nature 20 July 145/2 The deep water Alpine Triassic is represented by cherty, micritic, radiolarian limestones with thin-shelled pelecypods.
1991 R. Goldring Fossils in Field iii. 50 In..micritic buildups, it will not be possible to resolve the facies or the composition in detail in the field.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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