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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 == | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 9 January 2014
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.)
Authority
- 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