Shell marl


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(Min.) a kind of marl characterized by an abundance of shells, or fragments of shells.

See also: Shell

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Wave action left shell marl up to 20 cm thick covering the silt and clay lake bottom.
His studies indicated a once shallow lake with shell marl below the peaty surface and sand deposits surrounding the shoreline edges.
Status of the organic soils in the Scioto Marsh, Hardin County, Ohio (1)
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