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| − | '''Chalk''' is a white, sedimentary rock, composed of calcium carbonate. | + | '''Chalk''' is a white, sedimentary rock, composed of calcium carbonate. One of it's most dramatic outcrops is along the south coast of [[England]] where it forms the "white cliffs of [[Dover]]". |
Nowadays, chalk has been replaced by other substances. For example, the "chalk" that is used in blackboard writing or in sidewalk chalk is actually gypsum. | Nowadays, chalk has been replaced by other substances. For example, the "chalk" that is used in blackboard writing or in sidewalk chalk is actually gypsum. | ||
[[Category:Sedimentary rocks]] | [[Category:Sedimentary rocks]] | ||
Revision as of 21:19, July 14, 2007
Chalk is a white, sedimentary rock, composed of calcium carbonate. One of it's most dramatic outcrops is along the south coast of England where it forms the "white cliffs of Dover".
Nowadays, chalk has been replaced by other substances. For example, the "chalk" that is used in blackboard writing or in sidewalk chalk is actually gypsum.