stylolite
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stylolite — [stī′lə līt΄] n. [stylo < Gr stylos (see STYLITE) + LITE] a small, columnlike formation in a rock deposit, usually composed of limestone with grooved or scratched sides … English World dictionary
Stylolite — ), or dark organic matter.The term stylolite is derived from the Greek for pillar, stylo . Compare the French stylo for pencil, and stylite for pillar saint , an ascetic deliberately living standing on top of a pillar.A stylolite is not a… … Wikipedia
stylolite — ● stylolithe ou stylolite nom masculin Dans les roches calcaires, figures en forme de pics soulignés par des traces d oxydes, résultant d une dissolution sous contrainte des carbonates … Encyclopédie Universelle
stylolite — /ˈstaɪləlaɪt/ (say stuyluhluyt) adjective 1. of or relating to a column like structure found in certain limestones, the columns having grooved sides and being composed of limestone and generally at right angles or highly inclined to the bedding… …
stylolite — stylolitic /stuy leuh lit ik/, adj. /stuy leuh luyt /, n. Geol. an irregular columnar structure in certain limestones, the columns being approximately at right angles to the bedding planes. [1865 70; STYLO 2 + LITE] * * * Sedimentary structure… … Universalium
stylolite — An irregular suture like boundary developed along some bedding planes in limestones, probably caused by dissolution under pressure and possibly related in some cases to subsequent inception of speleogenesis [9 [ … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
stylolite — sty·lo·lite … English syllables
stylolite — … Useful english dictionary
Pressure solution — or pressure dissolution in structural geology and diagenesis is a deformation mechanism that involves the dissolution of minerals at grain to grain contacts into an aqueous pore fluid in areas of relatively high stress and either deposition in… … Wikipedia
Stylolith — Stylolithische Struktur im slowakischen Zarnov Marmor (Kalkstein), sie kreuzt eine tektonische Ader mit Calcitfüllung … Deutsch Wikipedia
