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Oolitic

Oolitic \O`["o]*lit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. o["o]lithique.] Of or pertaining to o["o]lite; composed of, or resembling, o["o]lite.

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oolitic

a. 1 (context geology English) Made up of, or containing oolites 2 (context dated 19th century English) Of a prehistoric era; Jurassic. n. 1 An oolite. 2 (context dated 19th century English) A prehistoric era; the Jurassic.

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Oolitic, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000): 1152
Housing Units (2000): 563
Land area (2000): 0.804993 sq. miles (2.084922 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.804993 sq. miles (2.084922 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56682
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 38.895513 N, 86.524696 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 47451
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Oolitic

Oolitic may refer to:

  • Oolite, a sedimentary rock consisting of ooids
  • Oolitic, Indiana, a town whose name came from the underlying limestone
  • An early term for Jurassic, a geological period
  • Oolitic aragonite sand, which is formed naturally, and used extensively in reef aquariums

Usage examples of "oolitic".

England, and is surmounted by the oliferous marls and red arenaceous beds which pass under the succession of great oolitic terraces that stretch across England from the coasts of Dorsetshire to the north-eastern coast of Yorkshire.