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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 14:20, 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