pisolite
Sign in to savethumb|Pisoids in the Conococheague limestone (Upper Cambrian) of eastern Pennsylvania thumb|right|Pisolitic limestone; Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; pisolith diameters average 1.0 cm thumb|right|QEMSCAN mineral map of bauxite forming pisoids
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Within Vinony's link graph, pisolite is referenced by 44 other articles, and connects out to International Standard Book Number, Ancient Greek and Pisum sativum.
It is catalogued under the topic Sedimentary rocks.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|Pisoids in the Conococheague limestone (Upper Cambrian) of eastern Pennsylvania thumb|right|Pisolitic limestone; Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; pisolith diameters average 1.0 cm thumb|right|QEMSCAN mineral map of bauxite forming pisoids
A pisolite () is a sedimentary rock made of pisoids, which are concretionary grains – typically of calcium carbonate which resemble ooids, but are more than 2 mm in diameter. These grains are approximately spherical and have concentric layers reaching 10 mm in diameter.
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