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As compared with typical oolites, the concretions in these limestones are usually much more irregular in shape, Page 30 often lengthened out and almost cylindrical, at other times angular, the central nucleus Fig.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

In both these and the ordinary oolites, the structure is fundamentally the same.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

The mountains and seacoast produce granite, slate, sandstone,—and in the interior oolites; limestone is plentiful, and to the north most easily worked and very rich in colour.”

From A Letter from Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'The Clockmaker' by Carmichael-Smyth, Robert

The rocks forming this division 132 are mainly calcareous grits with oolites, and rubbly coral rock—often called “Coral Rag”; ferruginous beds are fairly common, and occasionally there are beds of clay.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

We have got off the oolites on to what is called the Oxford clay; and then, I believe, on to the Coral rag, and on that again lies what we are coming to now. 

From Madam How and Lady Why by Kingsley, Charles