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Muschelkalk
The Muschelkalk (German for "shell-bearing limestone"; French: calcaire coquillier) is a sequence of sedimentary rock strata (a lithostratigraphic unit) in the geology of central and western Europe. It has a Middle Triassic (240 to 230 million years) age and forms the middle part of the tripartite Germanic Trias, that give the Triassic its name, lying above the older Buntsandstein and below the younger Keuper. The Muschelkalk ("mussel chalk") consists of a sequence of limestone and dolomite beds. In the past, the time span in which the Muschelkalk was deposited could also be called "Muschelkalk". In modern stratigraphy, however, the name only applies to the stratigraphic unit.
Webster Dictionary
Muschelkalknoun
a kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See Chart, under Geology
Etymology: [G., from muschel shell + kalk limestone.]
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Muschelkalk
The Muschelkalk is a sequence of sedimentary rock strata in the geology of central and western Europe. It has a Middle Triassic age and forms the middle part of the Germanic Trias, that further consists of the Buntsandstein and Keuper. The Muschelkalk consists of a sequence of limestone and dolostone beds. In the past the time span in which the Muschelkalk was deposited could also be called Muschelkalk. In modern stratigraphy however, the name only applies to the stratigraphic unit.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Muschelkalk
mush′el-kalk, n. the middle member of the Triassic system as developed in Germany, consisting chiefly of limestone—wanting in Britain. [Ger. muschel, shell, kalk, lime.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of muschelkalk in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of muschelkalk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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