Terroir

["T"]

Greetings Jancis.

Something I always have a problem with is finding suitable definitions for certain soil types. Such as, argillaceous limestone, marl, siliceous so on. Perhaps you can clear some of these things up for me. And what the heck is ferruginous oolite?

Thanks, "T"

[Jancis Robinson]

It's a fab new material for footwear. The main bit of the shoe is oolite, for oiling your way up the greasy pole, and the heels are ferruginous, for stabbing men in the back with.

I'm no geologist. Try James E Wilson's book Terroir.