Difference between revisions of "Calcareous"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any material that contains or resembles [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium | + | Any material that contains or resembles [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20carbonate calcium carbonate]. A drop acid will cause a calcareous material to effervesce. Examples are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalk chalk], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=limestone limestone], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=dolomite dolomite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=travertine travertine], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=marble marble]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | calcaire (Fr.); | + | calcaire (Fr.); calcário (Port.); calcítico (Port.) |
== Authority == | == 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 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 24 July 2013
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