Anukruti posted an MCQ
August 22, 2020 • 17:35 pm 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Geology (GG)

A product from alluvium in the ganga plains can be burnt for lime.name it

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    Rahul kumar best-answer

    Kankar is concretions and nodules of impure calcium carbonate. Upon burning kankar pure lime can be obtained.

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    Sajan sarthak Best Answer

    A term used in India for (1) masses or layers of calcium carbonate, usually occurring in nodules, found in the older alluvium or stiff clay of the Indo-Gangetic plain; or (2) precipitated calcium carbonate in the form of cement in porous sediments or as a coating on pebbles.

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