'Peastone' definitions:

Definition of 'Peastone'

From: GCIDE
  • Peastone \Pea"stone`\, n. (Min.) Pisolite. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'peastone'

From: GCIDE
  • Pisolite \Pi"so*lite\, n. [Gr. ? a pea + -lite: cf. F. pisolithe.] (Min.) A variety of calcite, or calcium carbonate, consisting of aggregated globular concretions about the size of a pea; -- called also peastone, peagrit. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Oolite is similar in structure, but the concretions are as small as the roe of a fish. [1913 Webster]