calciferous
holding calcium deposits
Calciferous means containing or producing calcium or calcium carbonate.
The term appears in geology and biology: calciferous rock formations, calciferous glands in earthworms.
It describes substances or organisms that deposit or carry calcium compounds.
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- aragoniteCalcium carbonate crystal form
- dolomiteCalcium magnesium carbonate mineral
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
travertine · tufa · stalactite · stalagmite · karst · speleology · sedimentation · stratigraphy
Study of ancient organisms
- ammoniteExtinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
- trilobiteExtinct segmented marine arthropod
- brachiopodHinged-shell marine invertebrate
- fossilizationOrganic remains becoming mineral
petrified · preservation · sedimentary · ichthyosaur · belemnite · limestone formation
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- aragoniteCalcium carbonate crystal form
- dolomiteCalcium magnesium carbonate mineral
marble · travertine · tufa · stalactite · stalagmite · karst · speleology · sedimentation · stratigraphy · marl
paleontology
Study of ancient organisms
- ammoniteExtinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
- trilobiteExtinct segmented marine arthropod
- brachiopodHinged-shell marine invertebrate
fossilization · petrified · preservation · sedimentary · ichthyosaur · belemnite · limestone formation
shell
Hard outer covering
enamel · exoskeleton · mollusk · bivalve · eggshell · pearl · cuttlebone · antler · scale · chiton
alkaline
Having high pH
- chalkyPale and dusty-textured
lime, calcium, calcify, calcified, calcite, calcification, calcareous, calcination, calcic