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microgour

microgour noun: a very small gour or dam formed by mineral deposits.

microgour: a very small gour or dam formed by mineral deposits
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Noun

microgour (plural microgours)

  1. A very small gour or dam formed by mineral deposits.
    • […] microgours or even into small rimstone pools. Thin sections of calcite flowstone cut perpendicular to crenulations show that these are formed of fibrous calcite crystals in bundles normal to the surface (T. Ford, 1988).1997, Carol A. Hill, Paolo Forti, Cave Minerals of the World, page 71
    • These features build up in stream channels or on flow-stones. The height ranges from millimeters (microgours, often on the downstream faces of larger dams) to many metres. They may be single, or interlocking to create a staircase of pools. Rims are straight, curved or crenulated.2007, Derek Ford, Paul D. Williams, Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology, section 8.3.6 "Rimstone dams or gours", page 287

Forms of microgour

pluralmicrogours

Origin of microgour

micro- + gour

Questions about microgour

What does microgour mean?
Microgour means a very small gour or dam formed by mineral deposits.
What part of speech is microgour?
Microgour is a noun.
What is the plural of microgour?
The plural of microgour is microgours.

Words near microgour in the dictionary

  1. micrognathous
  2. microgoggles
  3. microgonidia
  4. microgonidial
  5. microgonidium
  6. microgour
  7. microgours
  8. microgovernment
  9. microgovernments
  10. microgradient
  11. microgradients

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