Oolite or oölite (from Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión) 'egg stone') [1] is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains composed of concentric layers. [2] Strictly, oolites consist of ooids of …

The Clypeus Grit is a pale grey to pinkish brown rock which can be either fine or coarse-grained. It can be ooidal or peloidal, containing bioclastic fragments. The Clypeus grit can therefore be …

Oölite, ovoid or spherical crystalline deposit with a concentric or radial structure; most are composed of calcium carbonate, but some are composed of silica, siderite, calcium …

Oolite is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains which are composed of concentric layers of calcite. Oolite is available in black, blue, brown, cream, green, grey, pink, …

Oolite is a sedimentary rock made up of ooids (ooliths) that are cemented together. Most oolites are limestones — ooids are made of calcium carbonate (minerals aragonite or calcite). Ooids …

In petrology it denotes a type of rock structure characterized by the presence of minute spherical grains resembling the roe of a fish; if the grains become larger, the structure is said to be …

A pale grey to off-white or yellowish limestone, peloidal wackestone and packstone with subordinate ooidal and shelly grainstones, recrystallised limestone and/or hardgrounds at …

Oolite is a type of shallow-water sediment composed of evenly coated grains that typically form near the palaeo-equator, within around 30° north and south latitude. It serves as a valuable …

2021年4月27日 · Oolite, somewhat magnified. Like other small grains, ooids can be cemented together to form a kind of rock. Rock formed from Calcium carbonate ooids is, by definition, a …

Oolites form when layers of calcite are deposited around a sand grain or fossil piece and are rolled around in calm water, which makes them round. What is Oolite? In this section, we will …