Definitionn. crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium- carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
Last update: August 29, 2015
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Chile saltpetre, cubic nitre or sodium nitrate, NaNO,, occurs under the same conditions as ordinary saltpetre in deposits covering immense areas in South America, which are known locally as caliche or terra salitrosa, and abound especially in the provinces of Tarapaca and Antofagasta in Chile. [Please select]
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HONDURAS: El Caliche, Cedros; Hatillo; La Piedra de Jesús Sabana Grande; Cementario. [Please select]
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One day I was hauling caliche in the county truck to fill in holes in the road by a bridge. [Please select]
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HONDURAS: Cementario, Gracias, 1[8]; Monte Redondo, 1[8]; El Caliche, Cedros, 1[8]; _La Flor Archaga_, 2[8], 1[9]; Hatillo, 1[8]; _type locality_, 7[8], 6[7] (including the type), 3[9]; _El Zapote_, _Sabana Grande_, 4[8]; La Piedra de Jesús Sabana Grande, 76[8]; _Cerro de las Cuches Sabana Grande_, 5. [Please select]
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