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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Oolite

· O·o·lite · IPA /ˈəʊəlʌɪt/
01 n. A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive beds, as in the…
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    A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of Geology.(Geol.) See: Geology