Encrinites

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 334
Four illustrations of Encrinite Stems (Mountain Limestone) showing different cross-sections and shapes, including a simple cylinder, a tiered structure, a star-shaped structure, and a structure with a bow-like top.
Encrinite Stems (Mountain Limestone).

Encrinites, fossil Crinoids, often known as stone-lilies. They occur very abundantly, and often seem as thick in a limestone or marble bed as straws in a corn-rick. See CRINOIDS.

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