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Stones
Sedimentary	Calcite • Chalk • Chert • Claystone • Conglomerate • Dolomite • Limestone • Mudstone • Rock salt • Sandstone • Shale • Siltstone
Igneous I.	Diorite • Gabbro • Granite
Igneous E.	Andesite • Basalt • Dacite • Obsidian • Rhyolite
Metamorphic	Gneiss • Marble • Phyllite • Quartzite • Schist • Slate
Ore	Adamantine, raw • Aluminum, native • Bismuthinite • Cassiterite • Copper, native • Galena • Garnierite • Gold, native • Hematite • Horn silver • Limonite • Magnetite • Malachite • Platinum, native • Silver, native • Sphalerite • Tetrahedrite
Economic	Alabaster • Bituminous coal • Calcite • Gypsum • Kaolinite • Lignite • Satinspar • Selenite
Unique	Graphite • Kimberlite
Other	Alunite • Anhydrite • Bauxite • Borax • Brimstone • Chromite • Cinnabar • Cobaltite • Cryolite • Hornblende • Ilmenite • Jet • Marcasite • Mica • Microcline • Olivine • Orpiment • Orthoclase • Periclase • Petrified wood • Pitchblende • Puddingstone • Pyrolusite • Realgar • Rutile • Saltpeter • Serpentine • Stibnite • Sylvite • Talc

Raws
	[INORGANIC:CHALK] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:STONE_TEMPLATE] [STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:chalk][DISPLAY_COLOR:7:7:1][TILE:176][REACTION_CLASS:FLUX] [SEDIMENTARY] [MATERIAL_VALUE:2] [IS_STONE] [MELTING_POINT:11485]

Chalk
Uses
	Masonry ; Stone crafting ; Construction ; Flux ;
Properties
	Sedimentary layer ; Material value 2 ; Melting point 11485 (x) ; Boiling point 14000 (m) ; Ignition point none (m) ; Solid density 2670 ; Specific heat 800 ;
Contains
	All minerals common to sedimentary layers ;
	Wikipedia article

This article is about an older version of DF.

Chalk is a flux stone. As such, it is worth twice as much as most other stones.

Despite chalk's rather chalky nature in real life, furniture and crafts made out of chalk in Dwarf Fortress last as long as granite ones.

Chalk is not magma-safe material.

Stones
Sedimentary	Calcite • Chalk • Chert • Claystone • Conglomerate • Dolomite • Limestone • Mudstone • Rock salt • Sandstone • Shale • Siltstone
Igneous I.	Diorite • Gabbro • Granite
Igneous E.	Andesite • Basalt • Dacite • Obsidian • Rhyolite
Metamorphic	Gneiss • Marble • Phyllite • Quartzite • Schist • Slate
Ore	Adamantine, raw • Aluminum, native • Bismuthinite • Cassiterite • Copper, native • Galena • Garnierite • Gold, native • Hematite • Horn silver • Limonite • Magnetite • Malachite • Platinum, native • Silver, native • Sphalerite • Tetrahedrite
Economic	Alabaster • Bituminous coal • Calcite • Gypsum • Kaolinite • Lignite • Satinspar • Selenite
Unique	Graphite • Kimberlite
Other	Alunite • Anhydrite • Bauxite • Borax • Brimstone • Chromite • Cinnabar • Cobaltite • Cryolite • Hornblende • Ilmenite • Jet • Marcasite • Mica • Microcline • Olivine • Orpiment • Orthoclase • Periclase • Petrified wood • Pitchblende • Puddingstone • Pyrolusite • Realgar • Rutile • Saltpeter • Serpentine • Stibnite • Sylvite • Talc