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Definition of Calciferous

Calciferous
Calciferous Cal*cif"er*ous, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime + -ferous.] Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of lime. Calciferous epoch (Geol.), an epoch in the American lower Silurian system, immediately succeeding the Cambrian period. The name alludes to the peculiar mixture of calcareous and siliceous characteristics in many of the beds. See the Diagram under Geology.

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- Calciferous sandstone is an obsolete geological term relating to strata at the base of the Carboniferous formation, below the coal measures. The rocks...
- Queensland, a ghost town in Australia Calcifier, an agent of calcification Calciferous, a descriptor for some types of rocks Calciferol, or Vitamin D This disambiguation...
- earthworms, possess a regionalization of the digestive track called calciferous glands, Kalkdrüsen, or glandes de Morren, that processes calcium and...
- heywoodii. D. dubia, a name used for po****tions of foxglove growing among calciferous rocks on shady cliff faces on the island of Majorca, is now considered...
- – compacted remains of sea creatures and marine-deposited, ground up calciferous rock/soil debris. The Rhine (as the Urstrom) flows northeast into the...
- sections: east and west of Reading. North-east Berkshire has the low calciferous (limestone) m-shaped bends of the Thames south of which is a broader...
- although these are not present in all species. The oesophagus includes "calciferous glands" that maintain calcium balance by excreting indigestible calcium...
- followed by a vein of clay slate, the residue of the territory being calciferous mica schist. In the central and eastern parts of the town there are several...
- has been recorded in Finland and in the Canadian arctic, growing on calciferous rock and on high-pH soil. The lichen was formally described as a new...
- National Heritage List for England 1145267 Characteristics Material Red and calciferous sandstone No. of spans 3 History Collapsed 6 December 2015 (2015-12-06)...