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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: marl (0.02826 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to marl.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: marl
marl
n : a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of
calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils
deficient in lime
English → English (gcide)
Definition: marl
Greensand
\Green"sand`\ (-s[a^]nd`), n. (Geol.)
A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated,
consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and
potash of a green color, mixed with sand and a trace of
phosphate of lime.
[1913 Webster]
Note: [hand]Greensand is often called
marl, because it is a
useful fertilizer. The greensand beds of the American
Cretaceous belong mostly to the Upper Cretaceous.
[1913 Webster]
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