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Oolith vs Oolite - What's the difference?

oolith | oolite |

Oolite is a synonym of oolith.



In geology terms the difference between oolith and oolite

is that oolith is a spherical granule of which oolite is composed, formed by concentric accretion of thin layers of a mineral around a core. Calcium carbonate (limestone) is the most common mineral that forms ooliths, but they may also form from other minerals such as dolomite and silica while oolite is a rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.

oolith

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) A spherical granule of which oolite is composed, formed by concentric accretion of thin layers of a mineral around a core. Calcium carbonate (limestone) is the most common mineral that forms ooliths , but they may also form from other minerals such as dolomite and silica.
  • (rare) Oolite.

    • References

    Glossary of Geology, 2nd Edition, American Geological Institute

    Anagrams

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    oolite

    English

    (wikipedia oolite)

    Noun

  • (geology) A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 170:
  • *:Here and there are beds of oolites , for example, made of little rounded grains – like millet seed – that form only in agitated warm waters, such as you might find off the Bahamas today.
  • (countable, rare) An ooid or oolith.

    • Synonyms

    * ooid * oolith * egg-stone

    Derived terms

    * oolitic