marl

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South Jersey achieved paleontological renown with the 1858 discovery of a nearly complete skeleton of the duck-billed dinosaur Hadrosaurus foulkii in a Haddonfield marl pit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2025

It expresses the terroir of the Kimmeridgian marl since the vintage was stingy with sunshine and fruit.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

The marl cliffs, which attract thousands of tourists every year, were defaced sometime overnight on Friday.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2022

The coat is available in only one color – grey marl.

From Fox News • Nov. 26, 2021

The calcareous marl used at Sèvres gave to the French works a superiority over the English, who could only use the clays from our southern counties.

From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.