Dogtooth Spar

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“...a variety of calcite, crystallizing in scalenohedral forms; so named from a fancied resemblance of its crystals to canine teeth.” —Whitney, 1889

Keywords

teeth, tooth, limestone, calcite, Spar, caves, canine teeth, dog tooth, dogtooth, limestone caves, scalenohedral, speleothem

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Geology, Crystals

Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5795

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