| The limestone changes from conchiferous sandstones to consolidated coquina limestone. |
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| Constructed of coquina, a fossilized coral rock and limestone, the cathedral dominates the city's Plaza de Catedral. |
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| A seawall comprising coquina faced with granite to the high water mark protected the eastern fort walls from the tides of Matanzas Bay. |
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| Water seeping through the coquina walls evidently provides adequate moisture and nutrients for these mosses and vascular plants. |
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| Camacho recognized two thick layers of coquina, containing silicified fossils, at the base and at the top of the section. |
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| Razor Clams, coquina, and other shellfish we no longer use today, were dug at the tide line. |
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| Mortar for the coquina blocks was made of lime from burnt oyster shells, mixed with sand and water. |
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| Area 2: The area is defined by shoreline sandstones and dolomitized coquina deposits. |
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| Blocks of coquina were quarried for the Castillo from pits in present-day Anastasia State Recreation Area and then ferried by barge across Matanzas Bay to St. Augustine. |
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| Merriam also noted that bioclastic beds occurred in the Susan Duster Limestone Member, and that the shell fragments were so numerous as to constitute a coquina. |
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| The word coquina is a geologic term of Spanish origin for a limestone composed chiefly of shells. |
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| Bullen and Sleight analyzed the shellfish content of Green Mound and reported that it was comprised of shells of oyster, clam, coquina and other species of shellfish. |
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| Rockledge, founded in 1887 and incorporated as a city in 1925, was named for the formation of coquina rock that appears as ledges along the shore. |
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| Some coquina deposits formed as recently as 110,000 years ago, just before the last ice age began. |
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| A coquinite is a stronger, more-consolidated version of coquina, whereas coquinoid limestone is made up of these same shell fragments within a fine-grained matrix. |
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| Preservation of shells is quite variable, especially in the Kallavere Formation where the basal coquina consists mostly of repeatedly redeposited shell fragments. |
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| Some recipes in The Forme of Cury appear to be influenced by the Liber de Coquina, which had contributions from Arabic cuisine. |
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| Coquina is a poorly consolidated limestone composed of pieces of coral or shells. |
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