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calcareous
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calcareous /cal·car·e·ous/ (kal-kār´e-us) pertaining to or containing lime; chalky.
cal·car·e·ous (kl-kâr-s)
adj.
Composed of, containing, or characteristic of calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky.

calcareous
[kalker′ē·əs]
Etymology: L, calcar, spur
pertaining to calcium or lime.

calcareous [kal-kar´e-us]
pertaining to or containing lime; chalky.

calcareous
pertaining to or containing lime; chalky.


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One of the most powerful tools geoscientistshave in unraveling the temperature and ice history is the ratio of oxygen isotopes in calcarious microfossils.
Numerous areas of anomalous radioactivity were noted within an approximate 100 metre section of the Late Cretaceous Yacoraite Formation (sandy limestone, calcarious sandstone, thin bedded siltstone and mudstone).
Calcarious sandstone beds were also noted close to the southern portion of the claims.
 
 
 
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