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What is a stylolite?

What is a stylolite? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (geology) An irregular surface between strata consisting of toothlike projections; most common in limestone and dolomite.
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An example of a diagenetic structure common in carbonate rocks is a stylolite.
This produces sutured interpenetrative contacts between grains, and these may form thin extensive sheets of concentrations of insoluble material called stylolite seams.

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