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chalk

1. n. [Geology]

A porous marine limestone composed of fine-grained remains of microorganisms with calcite shells, coccolithophores, such as the White Cliffs of Dover (UK). The Austin Chalk of the US Gulf coast is a prolific, fractured oil reservoir that spurred widespread horizontal drilling activity.

See related terms: carbonate