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Pisolite

A rock subtype
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Pisolite

Thermal springs area, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
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Pisolite, etc.

Thermal springs area, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
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Pisolite

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Pisolite

Thermal springs area, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
00515550017272470909246.jpg
Pisolite, etc.

Thermal springs area, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
06089340017272470907337.jpg
Pisolite

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
07507330017272470899591.jpg
Pisolite

Thermal springs area, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
00515550017272470909246.jpg
Pisolite, etc.

Thermal springs area, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
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About PisoliteHide

Name:
The name derives from the Hellenic word for pea.
A pisolite is a sedimentary rock made of pisoids (= pisoliths), which are approximately spherical, concretionary grains, typically of calcium carbonate, but may be of iron oxides, clays, apatite, etc. They resemble ooids, but are between 2-10 mm in diameter, while ooids are <2 mm.

Bauxites, ironstones and limestones often have a pisolitic structure.




Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
26778
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:26778:0

Similar NamesHide

PesilliteA synonym of BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
PiloliteA discredited species nameMg4Al2Si10O27 · 15H2O
Pinolite

Classification of PisoliteHide

Other Language Names for PisoliteHide

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
2 photos of Pisolite associated with CalciteCaCO3
1 photo of Pisolite associated with AragoniteCaCO3

Internet Links for PisoliteHide

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