Definition of Limestone. Meaning of Limestone. Synonyms of Limestone

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Definition of Limestone

Limestone
Limestone Lime"stone` (l[imac]m"st[=o]n`), n. A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or dolomitic limestone. Crystalline limestone is called marble.

Meaning of Limestone from wikipedia

- Limestone is a carbonate sedimentary rock that is often composed of the skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, foraminifera, and molluscs...
- Lake Limestone is a 13,680 acres (55.4 km2) lake near Thornton, Texas [1]. It lies 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Groesbeck, Texas on Texas FM 3371 in...
- Fossiliferous limestone is any type of limestone, made mostly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of the minerals calcite or aragonite, that contains...
- A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement. The...
- Limestone College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Gaffney, South Carolina. Limestone College is a Christian non-denominational college...
- is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems...
- deposits made of limestone: Solnhofen limestone Aymestry Limestone Indiana Limestone Limestone, Victoria Limestone, New Brunswick Little Limestone Lake, Manitoba...
- Indiana limestone — also known as Bedford limestone — is a common regional term for Salem limestone, a geological formation primarily quarried in south...
- Limestone County is the name of two counties in the United States: Limestone County, Alabama Limestone County, Texas...
- Limestone Anamosa Limestone Bear Gulch Limestone Columbus Limestone Cottonwood Limestone Greenbrier Limestone Harrodsburg Limestone Heceta Limestone Hokie stone...
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