Difference between revisions of "Oolitic limestone"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | eggstone; oolitic freestone; oolitic limestone; Bedford limestone; Shadow Vein; calcaire oolithique (Fr.); | + | eggstone; oolitic freestone; oolitic limestone; Bedford limestone; Shadow Vein; calcaire oolithique (Fr.); calcário oolítico (Port.); Oolithischer Kalkstein (Deut.); oolitische kalksteen (Ned.) |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 455 |
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:41, 24 July 2013
Description
A limestone, or other sedimentary rock, that contains oolites, i.e. rounded calcitic stones. Coarse-grain oolites are about the size of peas and are called pisolites. Fine-grain oolites are about the size of fish roe. Oolites are thought to be the calcified excrement of worms.
Synonyms and Related Terms
eggstone; oolitic freestone; oolitic limestone; Bedford limestone; Shadow Vein; calcaire oolithique (Fr.); calcário oolítico (Port.); Oolithischer Kalkstein (Deut.); oolitische kalksteen (Ned.)
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 455
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998