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The town of Oolitic, Indiana, was founded for the trade in limestone and bears its name. Quarries in Oolitic, Bedford, and Bloomington contributed the materials for such U.S. landmarks as the Empire State Building in New York and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not change appreciably over time (meaning there is no high tide or low tide), and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). Tidal amplitude increases, though not ...
Bath stone – Oolitic limestone from Somerset used as a building material Beer Stone – Man-made caves in Devon, England Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Clipsham stone – Village in Rutland, England Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets , the famous London Stone is made of this.
Oolitic may refer to: Oolite, a sedimentary rock consisting of ooids; Oolitic, Indiana, a town whose name came from the underlying limestone; Oolitic aragonite sand, which is formed naturally, and used extensively in reef aquariums
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Also called Indianite. A mineral from the lime-rich end of the plagioclase group of minerals. Anorthites are usually silicates of calcium and aluminium occurring in some basic igneous rocks, typically those produced by the contact metamorphism of impure calcareous sediments. anticline An arched fold in which the layers usually dip away from the fold axis. Contrast syncline. aphanic Having the ...
A 15-year-old Oolitic boy was killed when the car he was riding in crashed on Bartlettsville Road early Saturday morning. Reginald Ray was the front seat passenger in a 2004 SAAB being driven by a ...
Abîme – Geographical term referring to vertical shaft in caves; Abyssal fan – Underwater geological structures associated with large-scale sediment deposition; Abyssal plain – Flat area on the deep ocean floor; Ait – Islands found on the River Thames and its tributaries in England; Alluvial fan – Fan-shaped deposit of sediment