Ferrocalcite

Fer`ro`cal´cite


n. 1. Limestone containing a large percentage of iron carbonate, and hence turning brown on exposure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
References in periodicals archive ?
Zhang, "Distribution and origin of ferrocalcite cements in Paleogene overpressure sandstones on the south margin of Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China," Journal of Chengdu University of Technology.
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