caliche

English - Turkish

Definition of caliche in English Turkish dictionary

kaliş

kalkrit

Related Terms

caliche conglomerate

kaliş konglomerası

English - English

Definition of caliche in English English dictionary

A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer

A layer of hard clay subsoil; hardpan

An accumulation of calcium carbonate at or near the soil surface

The nitrate-bearing gravel or rock of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru; a crust of calcium carbonate that forms on the stony soil of arid regions

{i} layer of sand or clay that contains minerals (such as sodium nitrate and sodium chloride found in Chile and Peru)

CaCO3, calcium carbonate; often seen as a white crust on stones It may form subsurface nodules, or coalesce into layers, causing hardpans

nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions

Carbonate-rich horizons developed in soils of semiarid and arid regions Pedologists call these soil accumulations Bk and K horizons, and these are preferable to the terms caliche or calcrete

Crusted calcium carbonate formed on certain soils in dry regions by evaporation of rising solutions

crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions

A hard covering of calcium carbonate frequently found on meteorites that have been weathered in desert areas It occurs when water containing calcium carbonate comes in contact with the meteorite and later evaporates, leaving behind the hard residue

(1) A soil layer near the surface, more or less cemented by secondary carbonates of calcium or magnesium precipitated from the soil solution It may occur as a soft, thin soil horizon, as a hard, thick bed just beneath the Solum, or as a surface layer exposed by erosion (2) Alluvium cemented with sodium nitrate, chloride, and/or other soluble salts in the nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru Also referred to as Hardpan

nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru

(i) A zone near the surface, more or less cemented by secondary carbonates of Ca or Mg precipitated from the soil solution It may occur as a soft thin soil horizon, as a hard thick bed, or as a surface layer exposed by erosion (ii) Alluvium cemented with NaNO3, NaCl, and/or other soluble salts in the nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru

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gravel, sand or desert debris cemented by porous calcium carbonate; also the calcium carbonate itself Found in Mexico and Southwest U S Calcium carbonate precipitated as surface or near-surface crusts by the evaporation of moisture in the pore spaces of soils

One or more layers of calcium carbonate deposited as water holding the carbonates in suspension evaporates This is similar to hard water deposits on drying dishes

Related Terms

caliche-topped

covered with caliche, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil

Hyphenation

ca·li·che