siliceous limestone

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siliceous limestone [sə′lish·əs ′līm‚stōn]

(petrology)

A dense, dark, commonly thin-bedded limestone representing an intimate admixture of calcium carbonate and chemically precipitated silica that are believed to have accumulated simultaneously.

A silicified limestone, bearing evidence of replacement of calcite by silica.

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No references found			ABSTRACT Field studies were conducted to compare quartzitic sandstone to siliceous limestone in its ability to collect oyster spat, and to determine if sandstone is a suitable cultch for oysters. A comparison of the effectiveness of sandstone and limestone as ... by Burton, Gabriel M. / Journal of Shellfish Research			silica cement Silica Concrete silica flour silica fume Silica Gel silica glass silica mineral Silica Minerals silica sand silica stone Silica-Concrete Products Silicate silicate cement silicate cotton silicate grinding wheel silicate mineral silicate of soda silicate paint Silicate, Synthetic silication silicatization Silicatosis siliceous siliceous dust siliceous earth siliceous limestone siliceous ooze siliceous rock Siliceous Rocks siliceous sediment siliceous shale Siliceous Sinter silicic silicic acid Silicic Acids siliciclastic Silicide silicide resistor silicification silicified wood silicinate silicious aggregate concrete silicious clay siliclastic Silicle silicoblast Silicoflagellata Silicoflagellida Silicoflagellidae silicomagnesiofluorite Silicomanganese			silicate paint Silicate planet Silicate planet Silicate, Synthetic Silicated Silicated Silicated Silicated soap Silicates Silicates Silicates silication Silicatization Silicatization silicatosis silicatosis Silicea Silicea siliceous siliceous siliceous Siliceous (sponge) siliceous dust siliceous earth siliceous earth siliceous earth Siliceous gel Siliceous gel Siliceous gel Siliceous High Magnesium Basalt siliceous limestone siliceous ooze Siliceous rock Siliceous Rocks siliceous sediment siliceous shale Siliceous sinter Siliceous sinter silici- silicic silicic silicic acid silicic acid silicic acid Silicic Acids Silicicalcareous Siliciclastic silicide silicide Silicide As Diffusion Source Silicide Mediated Crystallization silicide resistor silicides silicides siliciferous silicification silicification silicifications silicifications silicified silicified wood

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