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Nummulite vs Limestone - What's the difference?

nummulite | limestone |

As nouns the difference between nummulite and limestone

is that nummulite is a protozoan from the tertiary period, known only as fossils while limestone is (mineralogy) an abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (caco₃); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

As an adjective limestone is

made of or with limestone.

nummulite

English

Noun

(wikipedia nummulite) (en noun)
  • A protozoan from the Tertiary period, known only as fossils
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    limestone

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO?); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
  • Hyponyms

    * (mineralogy) bluestone, burrstone, calp, coquina, coral rag, chalk, malm, travertine, tufa

    See also

    * karst

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of or with limestone.
  • *
  • *:The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
  • Anagrams

    * milestone