Limestone

A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate, usually an accumulation of organic remains such as shells.

Marble

Limestone crystallized by metamorphism.

Metamorphose

To change into a different form, such as changing sedimentary rock (limestone) into a metamorphic rock (marble).

Moonmilk

A rare form of hydromagnesite or calcium carbonate which is semisolid.

Phreatic zone

The region, below the water table, in which rock is saturated with water.