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a. A term used in India for (1) masses or layers of calcium carbonate,
usually occurring in nodules, found in the older alluvium or stiff clay of
the Indo-Gangetic plain; or (2) precipitated calcium carbonate in the form
of cement in porous sediments or as a coating on pebbles. AGI
b. A limestone containing kankar and used for making lime and building
roads. Etymol. Hindi. The term is occasionally applied in the United
States to a residual calcareous deposit, such as caliche. Also spelled
kunkur. AGI
Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
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