Miliolite


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Mil´i`o`lite


n.1.(Paleon.) A fossil shell of, or similar to, the genus Miliola.
a.1.The same Miliolitic.
Miliolite limestone
(Geol.) a building stone, one of the group of the Paris basin, almost entirely made up of many-chambered microscopic shells.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The topography of the peninsula is dominated by weakly cemented, wind blown, calcareous dune sand (aeolianite; sometimes called 'miliolite') of the Pleistocene Ghayathi Formation.
New evidence of the quaternary history of Abu Dhabi: A pleistocene evaporite deposit near yas Island
The zeugen consist partly of a cross-stratified limestone which is of aeolian origin (an aeolianite locally known as 'miliolite').
Quaternary sea levels: recent evidence from Abu Dhabi
The core of the island is formed of Pleistocene carbonate aeolianites (wind-blown carbonate sands locally known as 'miliolite') displaying large scale, high-angled cross-bedding (Figs.
A Geological description of Belghelam Island, North-East Abu Dhabi, UAE
Outcrops of Pleistocene limestones composed mainly of aeolianites (cemented wind blown carbonate sands locally known as 'miliolite') occur at the northwestern and northeastern extremities of the island (Fig.
A report on a geological reconnaissance of Al Aryam Island, March, 2004

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