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Gault
CIDE DICTIONARY
Gault, n. [Cf. Norw. gald hard ground, Icel. gald hard snow.].
A series of beds of clay and marl in the South of England, between the upper and lower greensand of the Cretaceous period. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Gault, n. Geol.
1 a series of clay and marl beds between the upper and lower greensand in S. England.
2 clay obtained from these beds.
1 a series of clay and marl beds between the upper and lower greensand in S. England.
2 clay obtained from these beds.
Etymology
16th c.: orig. unkn.
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