Caliche Definition & Meaning

caliche
noun
  1. crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium- carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
  2. nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru

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