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What (who) is Marl - definition
CALCIUM CARBONATE OR LIME-RICH MUD OR MUDSTONE WHICH CONTAINS VARIABLE AMOUNTS OF CLAYS AND SILT
Marlstone; Marlite; Marl stone; Marls; Mergel; Marlstones; Blue marl; Marl lakes; Buda Marl; Buda marl
![Geological profile along the tunnel as constructed. For most of its length the tunnel bores through a [[chalk marl]] stratum (layer)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Channel Tunnel geological profile 1.svg?width=200 "Geological profile along the tunnel as constructed. For most of its length the tunnel bores through a [[chalk marl]] stratum (layer)")
![[[Scala dei Turchi]] coastal marl formation, southern [[Sicily]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scala dei Turchi panorama.jpg?width=200 "[[Scala dei Turchi]] coastal marl formation, southern [[Sicily]]")
Marl
·noun To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.
II. Marl ·vt To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
III. Marl ·noun A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very varivble proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. ·see Greensand.
marl
marl1
¦ noun an unconsolidated sedimentary rock or soil consisting of clay and lime, formerly used as fertilizer.
¦ verb apply marl to.
Derivatives
marly adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. marle, from med. L. margila, from L. marga, of Celtic origin.
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marl2
¦ noun a mottled yarn or fabric.
Derivatives
marled adjective
Origin
C19: shortening of marbled.
Marl
Marl is an earthy material rich in carbonate minerals, clays, and silt. When hardened into rock, this becomes marlstone.
Wikipedia
Marl
Marl is an earthy material rich in carbonate minerals, clays, and silt. When hardened into rock, this becomes marlstone. It is formed in marine or freshwater environments, often through the activities of algae.
Marl makes up the lower part of the cliffs of Dover, and the Channel Tunnel follows these marl layers between France and the United Kingdom. Marl is also a common sediment in post-glacial lakes, such as the marl ponds of the northeastern United States.
Marl has been used as a soil conditioner and neutralizing agent for acid soil and in the manufacture of cement.
Examples of use of Marl
1. Now it was clear that they were limestone or shell–based marl.
2. But convincing the public that pythons are a danger to this otherworldly mosaic of marshes, sloughs, marl prairies and shadowy hammocks was, and still is, a tough sell.
3. Annabel had three children by Marl – Rupert, now dead, Robin, and India–Jane, 44 – and went on to have three more with Sir James: Jemima, 32, Zac, 31, and 26–yearold Ben.
4. Early spider orchid During the construction of the Channel Tunnel, almost five million cubic metres of chalk marl was extracted and used to construct a nature reserve, Samphire Hoe near Folkestone.
5. Just to the east of the house is a sunken bowl of lawn known as the Dell, an old marl pit with a boarded–up well and now a weeping cherry in its centre.