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.
Best Answer: Chalk is formed from lime mud, which accumulates on the sea floor in the right conditions. This is then transformed into rock by geological processes: as more sediment builds up on top, and as the sea floor subsides, the lime mud is subjected to heat and pressure which removes the water and compacts the sediment into rock. If chalk is subject to further heat and pressure it becomes marble.