Definitionadj. composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
Last update: October 9, 2015
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Westward to Houston and southward to about 32° 48' on the Alabama boundary and occupying a much larger area than the other Cretaceous formations, is the Selma chalk, called "Rotten Limestone" by Hilgard; it is made up of a material of great uniformity, - a soft chalky rock, white or pale blue, composed chiefly of tenacious clay, and white carbonate of lime in minute crystals. [Please select]
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During the day the sun beat fiercely down upon the yellow chalky rock. [Please select]
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After several days outside the oviducts the shells become chalky-white and nearly opaque. [Please select]
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The wall has the same polish, the same chalky whiteness as the general passage. [Please select]
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"I don't know what I might have answered, but he put out his hand--wrinkled chalky hand." [Please select]
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This species is widely distributed in England, and is plentiful in most chalky and limestone districts. [Please select]
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It frequents dry banks, and is particularly partial to the chalky districts of the south-eastern counties. [Please select]
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