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==Definition==

*''according to Hottinger (2006):''

'''PILE''' ([[inflational pillar]], [[crystalline cone]] auct.) - superposed lamellar thickenings ([[pustule]]s) on lateral walls or folia in consecutive [[whorl]]s or consecutive chamberlet layers, that produce an aspect of [[pillar]]-like structures in the sections of shells. Compare: [[interseptal pillars]]. See also [[blueprinting]].

==See also==
* [[chamberlets]]
* [[lamellar wall]]
* [[lateral chamber wall]]

==References==

Hottinger (2006), [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Illustrated glossary of terms used in foraminiferal research]. [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/uk-index.html Carnets de Géologie], [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Memoir 2], ISSN 1634-0744.

                  

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