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oolite Definition

oolite (ōō līt′, ōə-)

noun

  1. a tiny, spherical or ellipsoid particle with concentric layers, usually of calcium carbonate, formed in wave-agitated sea waters
  2. a rock composed chiefly of oolites

Etymology: Fr oölithe: see oo- & -lite

oolite Related Forms
o′olitic (--litik) adjective
oolite Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Principal Inclusions Rounded limestone ( including oolite ), sparse rounded quartz and red iron ore.

Adjective modifier

  • Jurassic: Downing College [ 2 ] is mostly built of the Jurassic oolite from Ketton.
  • inferior: This small cutting has good exposures of inferior Oolite.
  • great: Petrography Elm Park Stone is an oolitic limestone from the Great Oolite of middle Jurassic age.

Modifies a noun

  • rubble: The walling is mostly of oolite rubble and red brick, either set randomly or in herringbone courses.
  • dressing: On the right is the 17th century red brickwork and oolite dressings of St. Catherine's College [ 13 ] .
  • rock: Particularly distinctive are the oolite rocks that are made up of many millions of tiny bead shaped grains of limestone.

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