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chalk pit
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Princeton's WordNet
chalkpit, chalk pitnoun
a quarry for chalk
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Chalk-pitnoun
A pit in which chalk is dug. See Chalk-cutter.
Etymology: from chalk and pit.
Wikipedia
chalk pit
Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock. It is a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite and originally formed deep under the sea by the compression of microscopic plankton that had settled to the sea floor. Chalk is common throughout Western Europe, where deposits underlie parts of France, and steep cliffs are often seen where they meet the sea in places such as the Dover cliffs on the Kent coast of the English Channel. Chalk is mined for use in industry, such as for quicklime, bricks and builder's putty, and in agriculture, for raising pH in soils with high acidity. It is also used for "blackboard chalk" for writing and drawing on various types of surfaces, although these can also be manufactured from other carbonate-based minerals, or gypsum.
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chalk pit
A chalk pit is a large and open quarry or excavation in the ground from which chalk, a form of limestone, is extracted for industrial or commercial usage. It is often mined for uses in construction, agriculture or for making lime or cement.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chalk pit in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chalk pit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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