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Marl logo #10101) Acidity-correcting fertilizer 2) Calcium-rich soil 3) Clay fertilizer 4) Clay-rich soil 5) Clay-sand combo 6) Clay-sand mixture 7) Clayey deposit 8) Clayey earth 9) Clayey fertilizer 10) Clayey mud 11) Clayey sediment 12) Clayey soil 13) Crumbling earthy deposit 14) Crumbly clay mixture 15) Crumbly deposit
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Marl logo #10101) Earth
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Marl logo #22012calcium carbonate or lime-rich mud or mudstone which contains variable amounts of clays and aragonite.
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Marl logo #21000 Marl or marlstone is a calcium carbonate or lime-rich mud or mudstone which contains variable amounts of clays and silt. The dominant carbonate mineral in most marls is calcite, but other carbonate minerals such as aragonite, dolomite, and siderite may be present. Marl was originally an old term loosely applied to a variety of materials, most of w...
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marl logo #22641clay used as fertilizer
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Marl logo #21002• (n.) A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very varivble proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See Greensand. • (v. t.) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding. • (n.) To overspread or manure with ...
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marl logo #21003old term used to refer to an earthy mixture of fine-grained minerals. The term was applied to a great variety of sediments and rocks with a ... [3 related articles]
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Marl logo #10444A crumbling deposit of calcium carbonate mixed with clay and other impurities.
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Marl logo #20972Marl noun [ Old French marle , French marne , Late Latin margila , dim. of Latin marga marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: 'Quod genus terræ Galli et Britanni margam vocant.' √274.] A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of l...
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Marl logo #20972Marl transitive verb [ See Marline .] (Nautical) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding. Marling spike . (Nautical) See under Marline .
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marl logo #23036marine sediment made of sand, clay, and glauconite in different ratios.
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Marl logo #21217Marl is an earthy substance essentially composed of carbonate of lime and clay in various proportions. In some marls the argillaceous ingredient is comparatively small, while in others it abounds, and furnishes the predominant characters. The most general use of marl is to improve soils. The fertility of any soil depends in a great degree on the su...
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marl logo #23000 A loose, crumbly deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate and formed in marine or freshwater conditions.
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marl logo #23002n. A loose, crumbly deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate and formed in marine or freshwater conditions.
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marl logo #20008n. A loose, crumbly deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate and formed in marine or freshwater conditions.
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marl logo #20400[n] - a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite
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Marl  logo #24051Clay containing lime.
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Marl logo #23534 Translations for „Marl“ Become a Premium Member today! See under soil type. Floor type Next to climate and grape variety, one of the most important factors influencing the quality of wine. The different soil types have developed over millions of years through physical and chemical weathering of rocks and through humification of o...
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Marl logo #20501Mudrock composed of roughly equal amounts of clay and calcite
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marl logo #20974 noun a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
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Marl logo #21066A calcareous clay, containing approximately 30 to 65 percent calcium carbonate (05003), found normally in extinct fresh wafer basins, swamps, or bottoms of shallow lakes.
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marl logo #21221Crumbling sedimentary rock, sometimes called clayey limestone, including various types of calcareous clays and fine-grained limestones. Marls are often laid down in freshwater lakes and are usually soft, earthy, and of a white, grey, or brownish colour. They are used in cement-making and as fertilizer
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Marl logo #22314A sedimentary rock or soil consisting of clay and lime, formerly used typically as fertilizer.
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