stromatolitic
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stromatolitic — adjective see stromatolite … New Collegiate Dictionary
stromatolitic — stro·mat·o·lit·ic … English syllables
stromatolitic — adjective see stromatolite … Useful english dictionary
stromatolite — stromatolitic /stroh mat l it ik/, adj. /stroh mat l uyt /, n. Geol. a laminated calcareous fossil structure built by marine algae and having a rounded or columnar form. [ < G Stromatolith (1908) < NL stromat , s. of stroma STROMA + o O + G lith… … Universalium
Fossil — For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). Three small ammonite fossils, each approximately 1.5 cm across … Wikipedia
stromatolite — noun Etymology: Latin stromat , stroma bed covering + English o + lite Date: 1930 a laminated usually mounded sedimentary fossil formed from layers of cyanobacteria, calcium carbonate, and trapped sediment • stromatolitic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cyanobacteria — Temporal range: 3500–0 Ma Had n Archean … Wikipedia
Reivilo, North West — Reivilo is a town situated 100km southwest of Vryburg on the Ghaap Plateau in North West Province of South Africa. Lead and Zinc mining take place in the district.The town was established in 1918 and named after Rev AJ Olivier ( Olivier reversed… … Wikipedia
List of rock textures — This page is intended to be a list of rock textural and morphological terms. A * Adcumulate * Agglomeritic * Adamantine a type of lustre * Amygdaloidal * Anhedral * Antitaxial veins * Aphanitic * Aplitic; aplite * Augen textured gneiss *… … Wikipedia
Carbonate platform — A carbonate platform is a sedimentary body which possesses topographic relief, and is composed of autochthonous calcareous deposits (Wilson, 1975). Platform growth is mediated by sessile organisms whose skeletons build up the reef or by organisms … Wikipedia
