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.
The term calcarenite was initially introduced in 1903 by Grabau as a component of his calcilutite, calcarenite, and calcirudite carbonate categorization system based on the size of the detrital particles forming limestone. Calcarenites can accumulate in numerous marine and non-marine settings.