automicrite

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noun

A carbonate mud precipitated in situ and made up of fine-grained calcite or aragonite micron-sized crystals.

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Meanings

nounautomicrite (plural automicrites)

plural automicrites

  1. A carbonate mud precipitated in situ and made up of fine-grained calcite or aragonite micron-sized crystals.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
autochthonous micrite
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APA

automicrite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automicrite

MLA

“automicrite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automicrite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “automicrite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automicrite.

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