ALL meanings of oolite
o·o·lite
O o - noun oolite a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide. 1
- noun oolite Limestone consisting of a mass of rounded grains (ooliths) made up of concentric layers. 1
- noun oolite any sedimentary rock, esp limestone, consisting of tiny spherical concentric grains within a fine matrix 0
- noun oolite a tiny, spherical or ellipsoid particle with concentric layers, usually of calcium carbonate, formed in wave-agitated sea waters 0
- noun oolite a rock composed chiefly of oolites 0