In-situ measurements of the large-scale properties of chalk
Abstract
Chalk is a soft white limestone rock which is composed mainly of calcium carbonate in the form of skeletal remains of minute sea creatures, together with clay and other mineral impurities. Unlike other limestones, it was deposited in calcite rather than argonite rich muds and has retained its original high porosity and softness due to the absence of re—crystallisation of argonite to calcite.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Quantum
superfluid
helium dynamics
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Weak Rock - Soft, Fractured and Weathered Rock, Vol. 1
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Pages
- 411–416
- Publication date
- 26 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter