Related Words for calcareous

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chalky
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Adjective, Noun
siliceous
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Adjective
clayey
/x
Noun
limestones
/x
Noun
ferruginous
x/xx
Adjective
basaltic
x/x
Adjective
concretions
x/x
Noun
sedimentary
xx/xx
Noun
carboniferous
xx/xx
Name
granitic
x/x
Adjective
subtidal
//x
Noun
carbonate
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Noun
gypsum
/x
Noun
clastic
/x
Noun
anhydrite
x/x
Noun
intertidal
xx/x
Noun
osseous
/xx
Adjective
igneous
/xx
Noun
schists
/
Noun
epiphytic
x//x
Adjective
mudstones
/x
Noun
sandstones
/x
Noun
outcrops
//
Noun
cartilaginous
/xxxx
Adjective
alluvial
x/xx
Noun
silty
/x
Noun
proteinaceous
xx/x
Noun
cementitious
/x/x
Adjective
marbled
/x
Adjective
grainy
/x
Adjective
flinty
/x
Adjective
oozes
/x
Noun
sinter
/x
Noun
biostratigraphy
/xxxxx
Noun
spicules
/x
Noun
spar
/
Noun
fens
/
Noun
hyaline
xxx
Noun
shales
/
Noun
sponges
/x
Noun
adobe
x/x
Noun
ash
/
Noun, Verb
beds
/
Noun
bituminous
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
black
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
calcified
/xx
Adjective
carbonaceous
/x/x
Adjective
coal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
copper
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
dripping
/x
Noun
earths
/
Noun
exterior
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
grit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hematite
/xx
Noun
humus
/x
Noun
inner
/x
Adjective, Noun
interbedded
xxxx
Adjective
lime
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
molluscan
/xx
Noun, Adjective
overlapping
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
porous
/x
Adjective
shelly
/x
Name, Adjective
translucent
x/x
Adjective
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
grape
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
dialect
/xx
Noun
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
collocation
xx/x
Noun
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
pigeon
/x
Noun, Verb
salad
/x
Noun
headlines
/x
Noun
aisle
/
Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb