dogtooth spar

noun

A speleothem composed of many acute-angled calcite crystals formed by mineral precipitation.

Meanings

noundogtooth spar (plural dogtooth spars)

plural dogtooth spars

  1. geographyA speleothem composed of many acute-angled calcite crystals formed by mineral precipitation.
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