pisolite

American

[pis-uh-lahyt, piz-, pahy-suh-] / ˈpɪs əˌlaɪt, ˈpɪz-, ˈpaɪ sə- /

noun

limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.

pisolite British

/ ˈpaɪsəʊˌlaɪt /

noun

a sedimentary rock, commonly a limestone, consisting of pea-sized concentric formations ( pisoliths ) within a fine matrix

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Other Word Forms

pisolitic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of pisolite

1700–10; < New Latin pisolithus < Greek píso ( s ) pea ¹ + líthos -lite

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pisolite

The thermal springs of Carlsbad deposit spherical concretions of aragonite, forming masses known as pisolite or Sprudelstein.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

The Bunter-sandstein consists of various-coloured sandstones, dolomites, and red clays, with some beds, especially in the Hartz, of calcareous pisolite or roe- stone, the whole sometimes attaining a thickness of more than 1000 feet.

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

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