caliche
Collocations
4ADJ.
hard, white
VERB + CALICHE
back, garden
CALICHE + NOUN
depths, escarpment
PREP.
from, in
Definitions
noun
A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer.
A layer of hard clay subsoil or sedimentary rock; hardpan.
According to local well drillers, in wells drilled on the high plains a few hundred feet back from the caliche escarpment or in other locations on the high plains in this area no hard caliche or white layer, such as would characterize a soft layer of high lime-carbonate content, is generally reached at a depth corresponding to the elevation of the caliche escarpment.
Having a layer of caliche at depths of 16 inches and less really puts a damper on the garden site. The caliche does not allow roots to penetrate it (tree roots often take 10 years to break through a caliche layer) nor does this mineral allow water to drain.
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Synonyms
noun — crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbon
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3According to local well drillers, in wells drilled on the high plains a few hundred feet back from the caliche escarpment or in other locations on the high plains in this area no hard caliche or white
WiktionaryHaving a layer of caliche at depths of 16 inches and less really puts a damper on the garden site. The caliche does not allow roots to penetrate it (tree roots often take 10 years to break through a c
WiktionaryCaliche in various forms, namely powdery, nodule, tube, fracture-infill, laminar crust, hard laminated crust (hardpan) and pisolitic crust, is widespread in the Mersin area in southern Turkey (Eren et
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