Definition of Calceferous
Cal*cif"er*ous (?), a. [L.
calx, calcis, lime + -ferous.] Bearing,
producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of lime.
Calciferous epoch (Geol.), an
epoch in the American lower Silurian system, immediately
succeeding the Cambrian period. The name alludes to the peculiar
mixture of calcareous and siliceous characteristics in many of
the beds. See the Diagram under Geology.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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