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marl (mining)
By this term an argillaceous carbonate of lime is usually implied. Hence, marly clay: a clay containing carbonate of lime.
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[Source: "Glossary of Miners'&Mineral Terms" in St. John, John R. A True Description of the Lake Superior Country ... (New York, W. H. Graham, 1846).]