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CALCIUM EARTHS

Miscellaneous

• Family: Raw Mineral
• Region: None
• Mined At: Unspecified
• Raw Mineral: Yes
• Generic: No

Notes

(Richard Willis)

Also called “calcareous earths” and “alkaline earths”, though the latter is most usually “sodium earths”. Calcium-rich earths are usually to be found where ocean beds, richly laden in marine shell-debris, have been pushed up and let to dry by continental movement.

Authors

• Richard Willis (Owner)

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