#Mördi (mört: mortar). Word derived, ultimately, from Lat. #creta, ‘#Cretan earth’, the white clay abundant on the island of Crete (thus known since ±1500 BCE, making it unlikely to come from Celtic as sometimes suggested), and also gives the name #Cretaceous.
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Rocks #Kivid
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