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oolite

/oh-uh-lahyt/US // ˈoʊ əˌlaɪt //UK // (ˈəʊəˌlaɪt) //

白云石,乌尔禾石,奥利特,奥利特石

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Geology.

    • : a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.

Examples

  • The tests indicated that it consisted of shale of the lower oolite, and the works were let accordingly.

  • Roggenstein, 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.

  • And 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.