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limestone
(redirected from calcareous rock)

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limestone
rock which is largely calcium carbonate, used as a livestock feed when ground. Contains 38% calcium and is used as a calcium supplement. See also dolomite.
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The drilling has confirmed the presence of significant thickness' (260 feet to 555 feet) of interbedded calcareous rocks including shales, siltstones and limestones which would make ideal host rocks for disseminated mineralization.
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