Definitions For Stromatolite

Noun

STROMATOLITE (plural STROMATOLITEs) (geology) A laminated, columnar, rock-like structure constituting a large share of all fossils from 3.5 to 0.5 billion years ago, with some still being formed at present, some or all of which result from the deposit of minerals by microorganisms such as cyanobacteria.

Derived terms

stromatolitic

Translations

Afrikaans: stromatoliet Arabic: سْتْرُومَاتُولِيت, f Bulgarian: строматоли́т, m Catalan: estromatòlit, m Czech: stromatolit Finnish: stromatoliitti French: stromatolite, m Hungarian: sztromatolit Italian: stromatolita, m Macedonian: строматоли́т, m Occitan: estromatolit, m Portuguese: estromatólito, m Russian: строматоли́т, m Slovak: stromatolit, m Spanish: estromatolito, m Swedish: stromatolit, c Ukrainian: строматоліт, m

Alternative forms

{{alt, en, stromatolith}}

Etymology

From {{uder, en, grc, στρώματα}} (plural of στρῶμα, , layer) + λίθος, , stone, rock.

See also

oncoid oncolite microbial mat biofilm microbialite thrombolite