Definition of Ooliths. Meaning of Ooliths. Synonyms of Ooliths

- Ooids (/ˈoʊˌɔɪd/, from Ancient Gr**** ᾠόν (ōión) 'egg stone') are small (commonly ≤2 mm in diameter), spheroidal, "coated" (layered) sedimentary grains...
- Ma (million years ago)) of the Late Jur****ic epoch. It is formed from ooliths in a micrite (fine grained calcium carbonate) matrix. There are many voids...
- rocks composed of ooids larger than 2 mm are called pisolites. The term oolith can refer to oolite or individual ooids. Ooids are most commonly composed...
- low-energy environments (characterized by quiet water). Ooids (sometimes called ooliths) are sand-sized grains (less than 2mm in diameter) consisting of one or...
- of peloids are pellets and intraclasts. Another type of peloid is pseudo-oolith. Folk, R.L. (1959) Practical petrographic classification of limestones....
- sea-bed material around: the resulting little rounded balls are called ooliths or ooids. Oolite List of types of limestone Ancaster stone Castle Bytham...
- Kalkowsky (1851–1938) was a German geologist and museum scientist. His paper "Oolith and Stromatolith im Norddeutschen Bundsandstein" was one of the most important...
- Clifton Down Limestone of the Carboniferous Limestone Series, which contain ooliths and fossil debris, on top of Old Red Sandstone and by dolomitic conglomerate...
- The Oolith miliaire is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jur****ic period. Earth sciences portal France portal Paleontology...
- (in German): 413–418. von Meyer, H. (1856). "Ischyrodon meriani aus dem Oolith im Frickthale" [Ischyrodon meriani from the oolite in Frickthale]. Palaeontographica...