Type of wool depends on the measurement of the wool's diameter in microns and also its style.
- <15.5 - Ultrafine Merino
- 15.6-18.5 - Superfine Merino
- 18.6-20 - Fine Merino
- 20.1-23 - Medium Merino
- 23< - Strong Merino
- Comeback: 21-26 microns, white, 90-180 mm long
- Fine crossbred: 27-31 microns, Corriedales etc.
- Medium crossbred: 32-35 microns
- Downs: 23-34 microns, typically lacks luster and brightness. Examples, Aussiedown, Dorset Horn, Suffolk etc.
- Coarse crossbred: 36> microns
- Carpet wools: 35-45 microns
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