† oboliten.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obolus , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin obolus obolus n. + -ite suffix¹. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·bŏləit) /ˈɒbəlaɪt/.

Palaeontology. Obsolete.

Only in obolite grit, a sandstone formation containing fossil brachiopods of the genus Obolus.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > stratigraphic units > [noun] > primary or Palaeozoic > Silurian > specific

grauwacke1794

greywacke1805

Wenlock formation1834

Trenton1854

obolite grit1859

Salina1863

Downtonian1900

1859 R. Owen in Encycl. Brit. XVII. 105/1 Obolus, Eichw. (= Ungula, Pander) is so abundant in the lower Silurian sandstones of Sweden and Russia as to have given its name to the ‘obolite grit’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	obolite
释义	† oboliten. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obolus , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin obolus obolus n. + -ite suffix¹. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·bŏləit) /ˈɒbəlaɪt/. Palaeontology. Obsolete. Only in obolite grit, a sandstone formation containing fossil brachiopods of the genus Obolus. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > stratigraphic units > [noun] > primary or Palaeozoic > Silurian > specific grauwacke1794 greywacke1805 Wenlock formation1834 Trenton1854 obolite grit1859 Salina1863 Downtonian1900 1859 R. Owen in Encycl. Brit. XVII. 105/1 Obolus, Eichw. (= Ungula, Pander) is so abundant in the lower Silurian sandstones of Sweden and Russia as to have given its name to the ‘obolite grit’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1859
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