'Muschelkalk' definitions:

Definition of 'Muschelkalk'

From: GCIDE
  • Muschelkalk \Musch"el*kalk`\, n. [G., from muschel shell + kalk limestone.] (Geol.) A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See Chart, under Geology. [1913 Webster]