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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Any material that contains or resembles [ | Any material that contains or resembles [[calcium carbonate]]. A drop acid will cause a calcareous material to effervesce. Examples are [[chalk]], [[limestone]], [[dolomite]], [[travertine]], and [[marble]]. | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
calcaire (Fr.); | calcaire (Fr.); calcário (Port.); calcítico (Port.) | ||
== | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
* | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | ||
* | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Latest revision as of 16:20, 11 May 2022
Description
Any material that contains or resembles calcium carbonate. A drop acid will cause a calcareous material to effervesce. Examples are chalk, limestone, dolomite, travertine, and marble.
Synonyms and Related Terms
calcaire (Fr.); calcário (Port.); calcítico (Port.)
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998