calciferous epoch

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calciferous epoch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Calciferous \Cal*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime +
     -ferous.]
     Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of
     lime.
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     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.
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