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A rock consisting of small round grains that resemble the roe of fish, are cemented together, and consist of small concretions which usually are of calcium carbonate forming a variety of limestone but sometimes are of silica or iron oxide.

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  • Great and inferior oolite limestones, and sandy beds 18
  • Woodhall water comes from the “inferior oolite” which comprises the
  • Mr. Strang says he used natural materials to build the home, including oolite, a rock that came from the site itself.
  • The bowl is, like other early fonts, rather tub-shaped, made of coarse-grained oolite, a Cotswold district stone, covered with uncommon ornamentation.
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