Here and there are beds of oolites, for example, made of little rounded grains – like millet seed – that form only in agitated warm waters, such as you might find off the Bahamas today.
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Oolite
//ˈəʊəlʌɪt//
Synonyms for "oolite" (6 found)
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8 translations across 6 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- oolita noun (geology: rock of spherical grains)
Finnish
2 entries- ooliitti noun (ooid or olith)
- ooliittinen mineraali noun (geology: rock of spherical grains)
German
1 entries- Oolith noun (geology: rock of spherical grains)
Polish
2 entries- ikrowiec noun (geology: rock of spherical grains)
- oolit noun (geology: rock of spherical grains)
Spanish
1 entries- oolito noun (geology: rock of spherical grains)
Swedish
1 entries- oolit noun (geology: rock of spherical grains)
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