pisolite
noun
limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
pisolitic
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a word derived from
pisolite.
Example Sentences
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The hill crops out through pisolitic limestone, in which marine fossils were observable.
From The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning
The pisolitic formation, therefore, may eventually prove to be somewhat more intermediate in date between the secondary and tertiary epochs than the Maestricht rock.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
It will be observed in the above section that two of the brown, half-consolidated tuffs are filled with small pisolitic globules.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Numerous white balls appearing like pisolitic concretions, from the size of a walnut to that of an apple, are embedded in this deposit; they usually have a small pebble in their centres.
From Volcanic Islands by Darwin, Charles
Bauxite, probably derived from the decay of lavas, is found between Glenarm and Broughshane, associated with brown and red pisolitic iron-ores; both these materials are worked commercially.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
