The term calcarenite was originally proposed in 1903 by Grabau as a part of his calcilutite, calcarenite and calcirudite carbonate classification system based upon the size of the detrital grains composing a limestone. Calcarenites can accumulate in a wide variety of marine and non-marine environments.
In 1903, Grabau coined the term calcarenite as part of his calcilutite, calcarenite, and calcirudite carbonate classification scheme based on the size of the detrital grains within limestone. Calcarenites can form in various marine and non-marine environments.