Calcareous is used as an adjectival term applied to anatomical structures which are made primarily of calcium carbonate, in animals such as gastropods, i.e., snails, specifically in relation to such structures as the Meer weergeven

The term is used in pathology, for example in calcareous conjunctivitis, and when referring to calcareous metastasis or calcareous … Meer weergeven

Calcareous deposits can form in water pipes. An example of this is Sunday stone. Meer weergeven

Calcareous grassland is a form of grassland characteristic of soils containing much calcium carbonate from underlying chalk or Meer weergeven

The term calcareous can be applied to a sediment, sedimentary rock, or soil type which is formed from, or contains a high proportion of, calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite.
Marine sediments
Calcareous … Meer weergeven

Calcareous coatings, or calcareous deposits, are mixtures of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide that are deposited on cathodically protected surfaces because of the increased pH adjacent to the surface. Meer weergeven