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nummulitic limestone
noun
- limestone composed predominantly of fossil nummulites.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nummulitic limestone1
First recorded in 1825–35
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Example Sentences
The most important feature is the great development of nummulitic limestone with thin marls and nummulitic sandstones.
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Besides being a widespread formation the nummulitic limestone is locally several thousand feet thick.
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In the Eocene, however, we shall discover one very instructive case in the great Nummulitic Limestone.
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The stones of which some of the Egyptian pyramids are built consist of such nummulitic limestone.
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The next geological formation which is represented is the Eocene, consisting of nummulitic limestone, sandstone and schist.
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