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oolite
[ oh-uh-lahyt ]
noun
, Geology.
- a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
oolite
/ ˌəʊəˈlɪtɪk; ˈəʊəˌlaɪt /
noun
- any sedimentary rock, esp limestone, consisting of tiny spherical concentric grains within a fine matrix
oolite
/ ō′ə-līt′ /
- A sedimentary rock consisting of ooliths that are cemented together by calcium carbonate.
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Derived Forms
- oolitic, adjective
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Other Words From
- o·o·lit·ic [oh-, uh, -, lit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oolite1
C18: from French from New Latin oolitēs, literally: egg stone; probably a translation of German Rogenstein roe stone
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Example Sentences
The tests indicated that it consisted of shale of the lower oolite, and the works were let accordingly.
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Roggenstein, rog′en-stīn, n. a kind of oolite in which the grains are cemented by argillaceous matter.
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Upper oolitic formation, including what are called Kimmeridge clay and Portland oolite.
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And where are the mighty reptile tyrants of air, earth and water of the Oolite?
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On the shore at Lossiemouth there is a patch of greenish white sandstones yielding fossils characteristic of the Lower Oolite.
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