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.)

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