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caliche

ca·liche

UK/kəˈlit͡ʃi/ uncommon

noun

1.

crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions

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2.

nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru

Origin

From Spanish caliche, from Latin calx (“pebble”); compare chalk.

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