oolitic

Variant of oolite

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
Also oolith

Origin: Fr oölithe: see oo- & -lite

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