Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. inorganic material

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials
4. materials
5. materials by function
6. colorant
7. pigments
8. pigment by color
9. white pigment
10. transparent white pigment
11. calcium carbonate white pigment

Narrower term/s

• precipitated chalk
• whiting (chalk)
• black chalk
• red chalk
• tailor's chalk [NP]

Anotations

Scope note:

A fine-grained limestone, or soft, earthy form of calcium carbonate; used chiefly in putty, crayons, paint, rubber products, linoleum, and as a pigment and abrasive.