Chalk Cliffs Composition at adamahawkinson blog

Chalk Cliffs Composition. Chalk is a pure white limestone formed from the remains of tiny marine organisms (plankton) that lived and died in clear warm seas. In fact, the coccolithophores that comprise chalk are small.

Chalk cliffs near Dover (UK), South Foreland Lighthouse Flickr
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we compile published and unpublished data on chalk cliff and platform erosion.chalk is a variety of limestone composed mainly of calcium carbonate derived from the shells of tiny marine animals known. Chalk is a pure white limestone formed from the remains of tiny marine organisms (plankton) that lived and died in clear warm seas.

Chalk cliffs near Dover (UK), South Foreland Lighthouse Flickr

Chalk Cliffs Composition Chalk is a pure white limestone formed from the remains of tiny marine organisms (plankton) that lived and died in clear warm seas. we compile published and unpublished data on chalk cliff and platform erosion. Chalk is a pure white limestone formed from the remains of tiny marine organisms (plankton) that lived and died in clear warm seas. In fact, the coccolithophores that comprise chalk are small.