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Magnesian limestone mixed and fused with sand and an alkaline carbonate produces a permanent glass.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

"There is another cave a few miles south of Ozark, and another ten miles southeast occurs in the Magnesian Limestone."

From Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Owen, Luella Agnes

The bluffs, both above and below, are very precipitous, the middle and lower beds22 of the Third Magnesian Limestone forming perpendicular escarpments, frequently studded with cedar, some occurring on top of the bridge.

From Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Owen, Luella Agnes

Thus many of the hills, especially in the southwest portion of the area shown in Plate II, are found to have caps of the Lower Magnesian formation.

From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.

The magnesian limestone, however, of the Middle Permians is, as a rule, so well marked a feature that it was long spoken of as the Magnesian Limestone.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne