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| - | The '''dogtooth''' field should be used to list stations which exhibit dogtooth spar crystals. | + | The '''dogtooth''' field should be used to list stations which exhibit dogtooth [[Calcite (Inventory)/Spar|spar]] crystals. |
| - | Dogtooth spar is a crystaline speleothem usually of calcite. The shape is [[scalenohedral]] -- triangular | + | Dogtooth spar is a crystaline speleothem usually of calcite. The shape is [[Glossary (Inventory)#Scalenohedral|scalenohedral]] -- triangular facets -- with pointed ends. The size can vary from barely discernable to quite large. The color can vary too. Often only one end of the scalenohedron may be visible giving each crystal a pyramid-like shape. Sometimes, both ends of the crystal can be seen forming a kind of faceted football shape. They can occur singularly or in clusters. They can often be found lining the insides of [[Glossary (Inventory)#Vug|vug]]s or cavities and cracks but can also occur on the ceiling or walls directly. Since they formed when the cave was [[Glossary (Inventory)#Phreatic|phreatic]], they can be obscured by other formations such as [[Calcite (Inventory)/Flowstone|flowstone]], [[Calcite (Inventory)/Popcorn|popcorn]], crusts or staining. When looking for dogtooth spar, take the time to look into cracks and vugs in the walls, floor and ceiling. And don't forget to examine breakdown -- it may possess a vug containing dogtooth spar. Often when dogtooth spar is found, it can be found at nearby stations, too. |
| - | ==== | + | If the shape of each crystal does not seem to be scalenohedral but is more complex, you may be seeing [[Calcite (Inventory)/Spar/nailhead|nailhead]] spar. |
| - | <gallery> | + | |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Calcite (Inventory)/Spar/nailhead|nailhead]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *Hill, Carol; Paolo Forti (1997) ''Cave Minerals of the World (Second Edition ed.)'' National Speleological Society p 101 ISBN: [[Special:Booksources/1-879961-07-5|1-879961-07-5]] | ||
| + | *Palmer, Arthur N. (2007) ''Cave Geology'' CAVE BOOKS, Dayton, OH p 275 ISBN-13: [[Special:Booksources/978-0-939748-66-2|978-0-939748-66-2]], ISBN-10: [[Special:Booksources/0-939748-66-5|0-939748-66-5]] | ||
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| + | ==dogtooth, Spar, Calcite== | ||
| + | <gallery perrow=2 widths=300px heights=200px> | ||
File:Dogtooth spar obscured.jpg|Larger dogtooth spar crystals partially obscured by flowstone, popcorn and staining | File:Dogtooth spar obscured.jpg|Larger dogtooth spar crystals partially obscured by flowstone, popcorn and staining | ||
| + | File:Dogtooth spar in a vug.jpg|Dogtooth spar in a vug | ||
| + | File:DogtoothSpar.JPG|Dogtooth spar | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Current revision as of 02:04, 16 November 2015
The dogtooth field should be used to list stations which exhibit dogtooth spar crystals.
Dogtooth spar is a crystaline speleothem usually of calcite. The shape is scalenohedral -- triangular facets -- with pointed ends. The size can vary from barely discernable to quite large. The color can vary too. Often only one end of the scalenohedron may be visible giving each crystal a pyramid-like shape. Sometimes, both ends of the crystal can be seen forming a kind of faceted football shape. They can occur singularly or in clusters. They can often be found lining the insides of vugs or cavities and cracks but can also occur on the ceiling or walls directly. Since they formed when the cave was phreatic, they can be obscured by other formations such as flowstone, popcorn, crusts or staining. When looking for dogtooth spar, take the time to look into cracks and vugs in the walls, floor and ceiling. And don't forget to examine breakdown -- it may possess a vug containing dogtooth spar. Often when dogtooth spar is found, it can be found at nearby stations, too.
If the shape of each crystal does not seem to be scalenohedral but is more complex, you may be seeing nailhead spar.
See also
References
- Hill, Carol; Paolo Forti (1997) Cave Minerals of the World (Second Edition ed.) National Speleological Society p 101 ISBN: 1-879961-07-5
- Palmer, Arthur N. (2007) Cave Geology CAVE BOOKS, Dayton, OH p 275 ISBN-13: 978-0-939748-66-2, ISBN-10: 0-939748-66-5
dogtooth, Spar, Calcite
 Larger dogtooth spar crystals partially obscured by flowstone, popcorn and staining |
 Dogtooth spar in a vug |
 Dogtooth spar |
