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MILIOLITE LIMESTONE

\mˈɪlɪˌɒla͡ɪt lˈa͡ɪmstə͡ʊn], \mˈɪlɪˌɒla‍ɪt lˈa‍ɪmstə‍ʊn], \m_ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ˌɒ_l_aɪ_t l_ˈaɪ_m_s_t_əʊ_n]\

Definitions of MILIOLITE LIMESTONE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[L.] (Geol.) The Calcaire grossier of Paris, largely composed at places of Miliola, one of the foraminifera (q.v.).

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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