Oolite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oolite \O"o*lite\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + -lite: cf. F. ooithe.
     So named from its resemblance to the roe of fish.] (Geol.)
     A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains,
     resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes
     extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of
     {Geology}.


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