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calcareous ADJ

calcareous BIOL
جِيرِيّ
calcareous BIOL
كِلْسِيّ
calcareous CHEM
حاو الكالسيوم

calcareous cement CONSTR

calcareous clay GEOL

calcareous clay
صلصال جيري

calcareous gravel GEOL

calcareous rock MIL

calcareous rock
صخر جيري

calcareous sandstone GEOL

calcareous iron ore MIN

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It grows best on soils containing calcareous material such as limestone or marl.
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The upper member consists of calcareous sandstone and oolitic limestone, shell coquina and argillaceous limestone with interbeds of gray and green shale.
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Many species are very sensitive to drought, and if the land is excessively dry and of calcareous nature, may resent the lack of moisture.
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The lime from this rock gives calcareous soils that support a rich flora.
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It is a sedimentary unit, principally made up of mudstone and siltstone, with calcareous concretions.
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In the wild this grass grows on rocky calcareous substrates, such as limestone outcrops.
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It is often an impure variety of chert containing clay and calcareous matter.
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On the southwest part of this mountain, olive-black calcareous layers may be distinguished.
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The pottery was slab-built earthenware of andesitic-tephra clay mixed with calcareous or mineral sand tempers and fired at a low temperature.
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It is also cultivated in this area, as it does best in the climate of the region and in local calcareous soils.
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