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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 (calcium carbonate CaCO3) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the...
- Limestone County is the name of two counties in the United States: Limestone County, Alabama Limestone County, Texas This disambiguation page lists articles...
- Limestone Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Limestone Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania Limestone Township,...
- Illinois Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois Limestone Township, Jewell County, Kansas Limestone Township, Alger County, Michigan Limestone Township...
- Fossiliferous limestone is a type of limestone that contains noticeable quantities of fossils or fossil traces. If a particular type of fossil dominates...
- Limestone is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States, at an elevation of 705 feet. It is located less than 10 miles...
- Limestone is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The po****tion was 1,526 at the 2020 census. The town is best known for being the home...
- member is a shaley limestone. The Jeffersonville Limestone is a co**** grained, dark gray, thick bedded, fossiliferous limestone. Quarries in ****ski...
- occurs widely, often in ****ociation with limestone and evaporites, though it is less abundant than limestone and rare in Cenozoic rock beds (beds less...
- topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage...