Coral rag

The west-wing of the Parliament of Barbados (1872) is constructed of local coral rag.

Coral rag is a rubbly limestone composed of ancient coral reef material. The term also refers to the building blocks quarried from these strata which are an important local building material in areas such as the east African coast and the Caribbean basin (e.g., Bermuda, Florida).

It is also the name of a member — the Coral Rag Member — of the Upper Oxfordian Coralline Oolite Formation of North Yorkshire, England.

Varieties

• Corallian Limestone
• Keystone (limestone)

See also

• List of types of limestone
• Coral sand

This article related to petrology is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Limestone Coral reefs Petrology stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Anne Provoost Roger Duchêne Look at other dictionaries: Coral-rag — Cor al rag , n. (geol.) Same as {Corallian}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Coral rag — (engl., spr. kórrel rägg), Korallenkalk, s. Juraformation …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon coral rag — noun : a calcareous rock composed largely of coral reef deposits and used locally in Britain as a building stone * * * Coral Rag noun A coarse limestone rock formed chiefly of coral in the Corallian formation • • • Main Entry: ↑coral …   Useful english dictionary coral rag — /kɒrəl ˈræg/ (say koruhl rag) noun a kind of limestone containing continuous beds of petrified coral. {coral + rag3} …   coral-rag — …   Useful english dictionary Coral sand — from a beach on Aruba Coral sand is sand of particles originating in tropical and sub tropical marine environments from bioerosion of limestone skeletal material of marine organisms. One example of this process is that of parrot fishes which bite …   Wikipedia Coral — For other uses, see Coral (disambiguation). Coral Pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindricus Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia Coral reef — Marine habitats Biodiversity of a coral reef Lit …   Wikipedia Coral reef fish — The fish that inhabit coral reefs are numerous and diverse. Coral reef fish are fish which live amongst or in close relation to coral reefs. Coral reefs form complex ecosystems with tremendous biodiversity. Among the myriad inhabitants, the fish… …   Wikipedia Coral bleaching — Bleached branching Acropora sp. at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, in 2005 …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”