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  • Calcareous red algae dominate thisarea, leading to the name algal ridge.

    Coral reef zonation 2010

  • Calcareous stone is composed mainly of calcium carbonate, and includes marble shown, travertine, limestone, and onyx.

    Protect Your Investment: Stone Countertops 2008

  • Calcareous rocks are found in the Sunsas Ridge, as well as ultramafic soils around Rincon del Tigre, adding to the area´s unique diversity.

    Chiquitano dry forests 2008

  • Calcareous stone is composed mainly of calcium carbonate, and includes marble (shown), travertine, limestone, and onyx.

    Protect Your Investment: Stone Countertops 2008

  • Above the Stony Formation shales is another formation of Non-Calcareous shales.

    worlds in a grain of sand Andrew 2004

  • Above the Stony Formation shales is another formation of Non-Calcareous shales.

    Archive 2004-03-01 Andrew 2004

  • Calcareous benthics (benth) and planktics (plank) are restricted to Unit 1a.

    Domack on the Larsen 1-A Ice Shelf « Climate Audit 2006

  • The Stony Point formation is predominantly black Calcareous Shale that is layered throughout the islands.

    worlds in a grain of sand Andrew 2004

  • The Stony Point formation is predominantly black Calcareous Shale that is layered throughout the islands.

    Archive 2004-03-01 Andrew 2004

  • Calcareous stone, which includes marble and marble insets in terrazzo, limestone, and travertine, is composed primarily of calcium carbonate.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

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