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    Pisolite (redirect from Pisoid)
    (from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson) 'pea') is a sedimentary rock made of pisoids, which are concretionary grains – typically of calcium carbonate which...
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    limestone rock family. Pisoids are similar to ooids, but are larger than 2 mm in diameter, often considerably larger, as with the pisoids in the hot springs...
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  • pisc- fish Latin piscis Pisces, piscivore pis- pea Greek πίσος (písos) pisoid, pisolite pithec- ape, monkey Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos) australopithecine...
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  • pisc- fish Latin piscis Pisces, piscivore pis- pea Greek πίσος (písos) pisoid, pisolite pithec- ape, monkey Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos) australopithecine...
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    Leptothrix is probably responsible for the Frutexites‐like iron-rich laminae. Pisoids ("pearls") form in pools near the vent. It is a rare example of a cold-water...
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    Celestian, Aaron J.; Corsetti, Frank A. (April 2022). "Assessing the origin of pisoids within a travertine system in the border of Puna Plateau, Argentina". Sedimentology...
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  • generally referred to as “pisolite iron gravels”, which are ooids and pisoids of goethite. CIDs were initially considered to be analogous to accumulations...
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  • rudstone. Some carbonate sediments take the form of ooids, peloids and pisoids or contain vuggy porosities. MIT Guyot formed during the Cretaceous about...
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