radiolarite
English
Noun
radiolarite (countable and uncountable, plural radiolarites)
- (uncountable, countable) radiolarian ooze, or the sedimentary rock formed from it.
- 1980, Geologische Bundesanstalt (Austria), Outline of the geology of Austria and selected excursions:
- It comprehends the following generally flat-lying members: Hauptdolomit, Platten Limestone, Kossen Beds, Rhae- tian reef Limestone, Liassic marls and limestones, up to 350 m thick siliceous, radiolarite-bearing strata
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Further reading
- radiolarite at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Glossary of Geology, Julia A. Jackson, James P. Mehl, Klaus K. E. Neuendorf, 2005, page 534
French
Further reading
- “radiolarite” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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