Chalk
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chalk-212-2001349
title:
Chalk
text:
Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock. It is a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite and originally formed deep under the sea by the compression of microscopic plankton that had settled to the sea floor. Chalk is common throughout Western Europe, where deposits underlie parts of France, and steep cliffs are often seen where they meet the sea in places such as the Dover cliffs on the Kent coast of the English Channel. Chalk is mined for use in industry, such as fo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Soft carbonate rock
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalk
date created:
2002-03-17T16:58:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T02:40:36Z
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13
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