Melbourne property prices have passed Sydney as the nation's fastest growing, although they still lagged well behind in terms of absolute cost. Melbourne's year-on-year dwelling price growth of 11 per cent is the nation's fastest. Sydney's annual property price growth of 10.5 per cent is the slowest in 29 months. Less than half the properties auctioned in Sydney over the weekend sold.
How Is Chalk Formed. Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite. It forms under relatively deep marine conditions from the gradual accumulation of minute calcite plates (coccoliths) shed from micro-organisms called coccolithophores. It is common to find flint and chert nodules embedded in chalk.
Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, composed of the mineral calcite. Because chalk is porous it can hold a large volume of ground water, providing a natural reservoir that releases water slowly through dry seasons.