calclithite

calclithite

[′kal·klə‚thīt]
(petrology)
Limestone with 50% or more fragments of older limestone that was redeposited after being eroded from the land.
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The results of this examination revealed presence of the following four facies types: the ophiolite clasts conglomerate, ophiolite brecciated conglomerate facies, calclithite facies and lithic carbonate facies.
Four different facies were determined using the microscopic examinations and these facies are Ophiolite clasts conglomerate, Ophiolite brachiated conglomerate, Calclithite facies and Lithic carbonate facies.
Geophysical and sedimentological evaluation of quaternary groundwater aquifers, eastern Hafit anticline, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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