siliceous limestone
1siliceous — also silicious adjective Etymology: Latin siliceus of flint, from silic , silex hard stone, flint Date: circa 1656 of, relating to, or containing silica or a silicate < siliceous limestone > …
2Limestone — For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). Limestone Sedimentary Rock Limestone in Waitomo District, New Zealand Composition …
3siliceous rock — Any of a group of sedimentary rocks that consist largely or almost entirely of silicon dioxide (SiO2), either as quartz or as chert, the most common siliceous rock. It occurs in beds and in nodules. Bedded cherts may be an original organic or… …
4siliceous — /seuh lish euhs/, adj. 1. containing, consisting of, or resembling silica. 2. growing in soil rich in silica. Also, silicious /seuh lish euhs/. [1650 60; < L siliceus of flint or limestone. See SILEX, EOUS] * * * …
5siliceous — /səˈlɪʃəs/ (say suh lishuhs) adjective 1. containing, consisting of, or resembling silica. 2. growing in soil rich in silica. Also, silicious. {Latin siliceus of flint or limestone} …
6кремнистый известняк — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN cherry limestonecherty limestonesiliceous limestone …
7tripoli — A light colored, porous, friable, siliceous (largely chalcedonic) sedimentary rock, which occurs in powdery or earthy masses that result from the weathering of siliceous limestone. It has a harsh, rough feel and is used to polish metals and… …
8tripoli — [trip′ə lē΄] n. [Fr, after Tripoli, town in Lebanon (or ? Libya), from which it was orig. imported] a usually light colored, very finely divided, essentially siliceous material consisting either of weathered chert or siliceous limestone: used as… …
9rottenstone — noun a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing • Syn: ↑tripoli • Hypernyms: ↑limestone …
10rottenstone — noun Date: 1677 a decomposed siliceous limestone used for polishing …