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pisolitic limestone


Identification code: 300011327



Alternative term/s

  • limestone, pisolitic
  • pisolite

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A coarse-grained limestone composed mainly of cemented pisoliths, which are pea-sized accretionary bodies, often formed of calcium carbonate, that may have been produced by a biochemical algal-encrustation process; pisoliths are larger and less regular in form than oöliths.

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