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A limestone made up of tiny spherical
carbonate particles called ooliths. Ooliths
have a concentric structure with a diameter
up to 2 mm/0.08 in. They were formed by
chemical precipitation and accumulation on
ancient sea floors. The surface texture of
oolites is rather like that of fish roe. The
late Jurassic limestones of the British Isles
are mostly oolitic in nature.