A soft variety of limestone.
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释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [noun] > limestone > type of (7) mailley1747 A soft variety of limestone. madrepore1809 = madrepore marble n. at compounds 2. Now chiefly historical. limestone1813 A rock which consists chiefly of carbonate of lime, and yields lime when burnt. (The crystalline variety of limestone is marble.) roach1813 A bed of white limestone in the upper Jurassic strata of southern England; a variety of Portland stone obtained from this bed. Frequently attributive… madrepore marble1839 limestone composed of fossil madrepores. majolica1866 A compact white limestone found in Italy. Obsolete. post rock1958 A fine-grained limestone found in north central Kansas and used locally for making fence posts, lintels, etc. |
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