nummulitic limestone

American  

noun

1. limestone composed predominantly of fossil nummulites.

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Etymology

Origin of nummulitic limestone

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The enduring pyramids themselves are formed of the nummulitic limestone studded with its "Pharaoh's beans," the exuviæ of shell-fish that perished ages before the Nile had created Egypt.

From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Macmillan, Hugh

Besides being a widespread formation the nummulitic limestone is locally several thousand feet thick.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

They contain the well-known nummulitic limestone of Eocene age, which has been traced from Egypt across Asia to China.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The next geological formation which is represented is the Eocene, consisting of nummulitic limestone, sandstone and schist.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

Alps, age of metamorphic rocks in. —, nummulitic limestone and flysch of.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir