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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It is thought that the solution and redeposition of the iron by organic acids from plant roots may be at least a contributing cause in the formation of this pisolitic texture.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
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 Sir Charles Lyell
Brown incoherent tuff, full of pisolitic globules in layers, from half an inch to three inches in thickness 1 6 4.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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 Sir Charles Lyell
The overlying Tremadoc beds were traced by their pisolitic ore from Tremadoc to Dolgelly.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
