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Ooids (from
Ancient Gr**** ᾠόν (ōión) 'egg stone') are
small (commonly ≤2 mm in diameter), spheroidal, "coated" (layered)
sedimentary grains,
usually composed...
- The
Oolith miliaire is a
geologic formation in France. It
preserves fossils dating back to the Jur****ic period.
Earth sciences portal France portal Paleontology...
- oocytogenesis, oogamete, oogamous, oogamy, oogenesis, oogonium, ooid, oolite,
oolith, oology, oomancy, oophagy, oop****ctomy, oophoron, ootheca, ootid, ootidogenesis...
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rocks composed of
ooids larger than 2 mm are
called pisolites. The term
oolith can
refer to
oolite or
individual ooids.
Ooids are most
commonly composed...
- low-energy
environments (characterized by
quiet water).
Ooids (sometimes
called ooliths) are sand-sized
grains (less than 2mm in diameter)
consisting of one or...
- The
Varians Oolith Formation is a
geologic formation in Germany. It
preserves fossils dating back to the Jur****ic period.
Earth sciences portal Germany...
- snow. Over time,
countless billions of
these balls,
known as "ooids" or "
ooliths" (from the Gr**** for "egg-shaped" or "egg-stone"),
became partially cemented...
- Ma (million
years ago)) of the Late Jur****ic epoch. It is
formed from
ooliths in a
micrite (fine
grained calcium carbonate) matrix.
There are many voids...
- v. (1841). "Thaumatosaurus
oolithicus der
fossile Wunder-Saurus aus dem
Oolith".
Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie,
Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde:...
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Clifton Down
Limestone of the
Carboniferous Limestone Series,
which contain ooliths and
fossil debris, on top of Old Red
Sandstone and by
dolomitic conglomerate...
