Definitions for coquina
koʊˈki nəco·quina

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1. coquinanoun

   Any of several small marine clams, of the genus Donax, comon in US coastal waters

2. coquinanoun

   A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells

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1. Coquina

   Coquina () is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically sorted fragments of the shells of mollusks, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates. The term coquina comes from the Spanish word for "cockle" and "shellfish".For a sediment to be considered to be a coquina, the particles composing it should average 2 mm (0.079 in) or greater in size. Coquina can vary in hardness from poorly to moderately cemented. Incompletely consolidated and poorly cemented coquinas are considered grainstones in the Dunham classification system for carbonate sedimentary rocks. A well-cemented coquina is classified as a biosparite (fossiliferous limestone) according to the Folk classification of sedimentary rocks.Coquinas accumulate in high-energy marine and lacustrine environments where currents and waves result in the vigorous winnowing, abrasion, fracturing, and sorting of the shells that compose them. As a result, they typically exhibit well-developed bedding or cross-bedding, close packing, and good orientation of the shell fragments. The high-energy marine or lacustrine environments associated with coquinas include beaches, shallow submarine raised banks, swift tidal channels, and barrier bars.

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1. Coquinanoun

   a soft, whitish, coral-like stone, formed of broken shells and corals, found in the southern United States, and used for roadbeds and for building material, as in the fort at St. Augustine, Florida

2. Etymology: [Sp., shellfish, cockle.]

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1. Coquina

   Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically sorted fragments of the shells of either molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates. For a sediment to be considered to be a coquina, the average size of the particles composing it should be 2 mm or greater in size. Coquina can vary in hardness from poorly to moderately-cemented. The term "coquina" is derived from the Spanish word for cockleshells or shellfish. Incompletely consolidated and poorly cemented coquinas are considered grainstones in the Dunham classification system for carbonate sedimentary rocks. Well-cemented coquinas are classified as biosparites according to the Folk classification of sedimentary rocks. Coquinas accumulate in high-energy marine and lacustrine environments where currents and waves result in the vigorous winnowing, abrasion, fracturing, and sorting of the shells, which compose them. As a result, they typically exhibit well-developed bedding or cross-bedding, close packing, and good orientation of the shell fragments composing them. The high-energy marine or lacustrine associated with coquinas include beaches, shallow submarine raised banks, swift tidal channels, and barrier bars.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coquina in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coquina in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of coquina in a Sentence

1. Stephen DiMare:

   I think people enjoy visiting St. Augustine because it is quintessentially quaint, it’s European with tight buildings and narrow streets; it sits in a harbor with a coquina fort that looks past the barrier islands toward the open ocean.

2. Wade Fleming:

   We are not discouraging people from spending time at Coquina Beach, we've met many people from Florida who said they've never heard of necrotizing fasciitis.

3. Wade Fleming:

   Regardless, we hope people have fun at Coquina Beach but are careful if they have a cut, we don't ever want anyone else to have this kind of phone call with this kind of news about their family member.

4. Wade Fleming:

   Maybe they should consider signs warning people about this at Coquina Beach, they warn people about jellyfish, and I've never heard of people dying from those.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Coquina
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquina
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coquina
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=coquina