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Needlelike; straight and much longer in one direction than in the other two. Defined by some (eg Gonz?ez et al. (1993)) as 6 to 10 times as long as wide; by others simply as >6 times as long as wide. A common morphology of aragonite but a possible morphology of calcite. Cf. acicular and bladed.
Ãâó: www.gly.uga.edu/speleoatlas/SAglossary1.html
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Made of fibers; a fiber is one of the thin (generally microscopic) strands which comprise plant tissue.
Ãâó: www.wipapercouncil.org/fun7.htm
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