Definitions for "Muschelkalk"
A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See Chart, under Geology.
Muschelkalk (German for "Mussel chalk") is the term in geology for the middle member of the German Triassic. It consists of a series of calcareous, many and dolomitic beds which lie conformably between the Bunter and Keuper formations.