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 type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite...
- Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed predominantly of calcium carbonate (calcite and/or aragonite). Limestone may also refer to: Limestone, Queensland...
- occurs widely, often in ****ociation with limestone and evaporites, though it is less abundant than limestone and rare in Cenozoic rock beds (beds less...
- Illinois Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois Limestone Township, Jewell County, Kansas Limestone Township, Alger County, Michigan Limestone Township...
- Limestone University, formerly Limestone College, was a private Christian university in Gaffney, South Carolina, United States. Established in 1845 by...
- Bituminous limestone is limestone impregnated and sometimes deeply colored with bituminous matter derived from the decomposition of animal and plant remains...
- Limestone Lake may refer to: Limestone Lake (British Columbia) Limestone Lake (Manitoba) Limestone Lake (Saskatchewan) Lake Limestone, a lake in Texas...
- Indiana limestone (also known as Bedford limestone) is a form of limestone used as a building material, particularly for monumental public structures....
- Limestone Mountain is a summit in West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 3,100 feet (940 m), Limestone Mountain is the 325th highest...
- The Midyat Limestone is located in the Midyat Group dominates the surface geology of the anticlinal structures of the Mardin High of southeastern Turkey...