Difference between revisions of "Carbonate rock"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A class of rock consisting chiefly of carbonate minerals. Examples include [ | + | A class of rock consisting chiefly of carbonate minerals. Examples include [[limestone]], [[dolomite]], and carbonatite. Most carbonate rocks are [[sedimentary]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 12 January 2014
Description
A class of rock consisting chiefly of carbonate minerals. Examples include Limestone, Dolomite, and carbonatite. Most carbonate rocks are Sedimentary.
Synonyms and Related Terms
roche carbonatée (Fr.); rocha carbonatada (Port.)
Authority
- Submitted information Comment: José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009.
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: Carbonate Rock (accessed March 2010)