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thumb|300px|right|Calcareous sandstone in [[Seven Sisters Country Park, England]]

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It is catalogued under topics including Sedimentary rocks and Soil chemistry.

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  • In zoology
  • In botany
  • In medicine
  • In geology
  • Marine sediments
  • Calcareous soils
  • List of calcareous rivers
  • Man made deposits
  • In electrochemistry
  • References

thumb|300px|right|Calcareous sandstone in [[Seven Sisters Country Park, England]]

Calcareous () is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.

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