oolite
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
Origin of oolite
1- Also called egg stone.
Other words from oolite
- o·o·lit·ic [oh-uh-lit-ik], /ˌoʊ əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby oolite
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How to use oolite in a sentence
The tests indicated that it consisted of shale of the lower oolite, and the works were let accordingly.
Lives of the Engineers | Samuel SmilesRoggenstein, rog′en-stīn, n. a kind of oolite in which the grains are cemented by argillaceous matter.
Upper oolitic formation, including what are called Kimmeridge clay and Portland oolite.
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation | Robert ChambersAnd where are the mighty reptile tyrants of air, earth and water of the oolite?
On the shore at Lossiemouth there is a patch of greenish white sandstones yielding fossils characteristic of the Lower oolite.
British Dictionary definitions for oolite
/ (ˈəʊəˌlaɪt) /
any sedimentary rock, esp limestone, consisting of tiny spherical concentric grains within a fine matrix
Origin of oolite
1Derived forms of oolite
- oolitic (ˌəʊəˈlɪtɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for oolite
[ ō′ə-līt′ ]
A sedimentary rock consisting of ooliths that are cemented together by calcium carbonate.
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