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Calcareous sinter - Wikipedia
Calcareous sinter is a freshwater calcium carbonate deposit, also known as calc-sinter. Deposits are characterised by low porosity and well-developed ...
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CALC-SINTER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CALC-SINTER is calcareous sinter : travertine.
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Calcareous sinter | mineral - Britannica
Calcareous sinter, sometimes called tufa, calcareous tufa, or calc-tufa, is a deposit of calcium carbonate, exemplified by travertine.
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calc-sinter
calc-sinter Min. (ˈkælkˈsɪntə(r)) [ad. Ger. kalk-sinter, f. kalk lime (a. L. calc-em; see calc-) + sinter slag.] A hard crystalline deposit from springs which hold carbonate of lime in solution.1823 W. Buckland Relig. Diluv. 115 Firmly cemented together by stalagmitic infiltrations of calc-sinter. 1...
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CALC-SINTER Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
noun. Mineralogy. travertine. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of calc-sinter. From the German word Kalksinter, dating back to 1815–25.
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CALC-SINTER definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
CALC-SINTER definition: → travertine | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.
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Calcareous sinter
Calcareous sinter is a freshwater calcium carbonate deposit, also known as calc-sinter. Gallery
Medieval extraction and use
The build-up of calc-sinter material in the Eifel Aqueduct was commercially exploited in the 11th and 12th centuries
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calc-sinter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
calc-sinter (countable and uncountable, plural calc-sinters). Abbreviation of calcareous sinter. References. edit. “calc-sinter”, in Webster's Revised ...
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Calc-sinter or Onyx Marble (via building stones index)
The stone described here as onyx marble is neither composed of silica nor it is a geological marble, but instead is made of calcium carbonate and best ...
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Recipe: Calc-Sinter Wash/ Calcareous Sinter Wash - Kremer Pigments
Calc-sinter wash is a saturated, clear solution of calcium hydroxide and water. It can easily be prepared with the dispersed Italian pit lime.
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calc-sinter, n. meanings, etymology and more
calc-sinter is a borrowing from German. Etymons: German kalk-sinter. See etymology. Nearby entries. calcitrate, v.1623–; calcitration, n.
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calc-
calc- Min. and Geol. (kælk) [a. Ger. kalk lime, MHG. kalc, OHG. chalch (= OE. cealc chalk), WGer. a. L. calc-em (calx) lime. In adopting the German term, English mineralogists have spelt it like Latin, and extended its use.] Lime: used attrib. or in comb. = ‘lime-, calcareous’, as in calc-sinter, -s...
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Atta Cave
Amongst its attractions are numerous calc-sinter flowstone drapes, colourfully tinctured by iron oxides.
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Unicorn Cave (Austria)
From the fork in the two passageways to this hall the tour follows a passage in which a calc-sinter curtain and several stalactites can be seen hanging
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inolite
† ˈinolite Min. Obs. [f. ino- fibrous + -lite; named 1801.] = calc-sinter (Webster, 1864).
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