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calcaire (Fr.); calcário (Port.); calcítico (Port.) | calcaire (Fr.); calcário (Port.); calcítico (Port.) | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | ||
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