micritization
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micritization (countable and uncountable, plural micritizations)
- The formation of micrite, especially by microbial action
- 2015 August 20, “Integrated Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction and Taphonomy of a Unique Upper Cretaceous Vertebrate-Bearing Locality (Velaux, Southeastern France)”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- The micritization of many skeletal elements reveals shallow water conditions [26 ], [27 ].