Difference between revisions of "Nummalitic limestone"
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Description
A limestone containing small, disk-shaped nummulite fossils. Nummalitic limestones were formed over 40 million years ago. Quarries for nummalitic limestone near Cairo supplied the stones used for the Pyramids.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Nummuliten-Kalkstein (Deut.); nummelitische kalksteen (Ned.)