Olistostrome

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA sedimentary deposit composed of a chaotic mass of heterogeneous material, such as blocks and mud, known as olistoliths, that accumulates as a semifluid body by submarine gravity sliding or slumping of the unconsolidated sediments.

Synonyms

olistolith ostreolith ostracite roestone oolith ooid oolite ophiolite oölite eolith lonestone stromatolith

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