Caliche (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Geology.
  1. a surface deposit consisting of sand or clay impregnated with crystalline salts such as sodium nitrate or sodium chloride.
  2. a zone of calcium carbonate or other carbonates in soils of semiarid regions.
noun
  1. a bed of sand or clay in arid regions cemented by calcium carbonate, sodium chloride, and other soluble minerals
  2. a surface layer of soil encrusted with calcium carbonate, occurring in arid regions
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