oolite, roe-stone.

Formerly used for ammites, n., i.e. oolite. Obs.

An obsolete name for Oolite, in reference to its granular structure.

? coarse-grained sandstone; or perhaps oolite.

Rock consisting of, or having the composition of, consolidated marl; marlite. Also: spec. an iron-rich oolitic limestone of the Middle Lias of…

Any limestone composed of small rounded granules resembling the roe of a fish, each consisting of calcium carbonate surrounding a grain of sand as…

= oolite, n. 1.