MARLSTONE

marlite, marlstone

(noun) metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

marlstone (countable and uncountable, plural marlstones)

(geology) marl

Anagrams

• loan terms, mestranol, normalest

Source: Wiktionary


Marl"stone`, n. (Geol.)

Definition: A sandy calcareous straum, containing, or impregnated with, iron, and lying between the upper and lower Lias of England.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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