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jmdict 1474960 Active (id: 2185074)
白亜 [news2,nf37] 白堊
はくあ [news2,nf37]
1. [n]
▶ chalk (rock)
2. [n]
▶ white wall



History:
2. A 2022-05-01 22:03:50  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2022-05-01 20:20:36  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I don't think the x-ref is needed.
  Diff:
@@ -19,4 +19 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<xref type="see" seq="1475380">白墨</xref>
-<xref type="see" seq="1475380">白墨</xref>
-<gloss>chalk (mineral)</gloss>
+<gloss>chalk (rock)</gloss>
@@ -26 +22,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>

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jmdict 1474960 Rejected (id: 2082084)
白亜 [news2,nf37] 白堊
はくあ [news2,nf37]
1. [n,adj-no]
▶ chalk (mineral), calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1475380 白墨 1. (piece of) chalk
2. [n,adj-no]
▶ white wall

History:
2. R 2020-09-23 21:18:49  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbonate
  Comments:
not strictly synonymous (see above).  chalk is made of various forms of calcium carbonate (not necessarily pure calcite, which is just one form of calcium carbonate)

we have separate entries for calcite (方解石) and calcium carbonate (炭酸カルシウム), so i don't think they should be added here
1. A* 2020-09-23 16:57:47  Todd Faulkner <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -21 +21 @@
-<gloss>chalk (mineral)</gloss>
+<gloss>chalk (mineral), calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO3)</gloss>

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