LIMESTONE

sedimentary rock wholly or in large part composed of calcium carbonate. It is ordinarily white but may be colored by impurities, iron oxide making it brown, yellow, or red and carbon making it blue, black, or gray. The texture varies from coarse to fine. Most limestones are formed by the deposition and consolidation of the skeletons of marine invertebrates; a few originate in chemical precipitation from solution. Limestone deposits are frequently of great thickness. The action of organic acids on underground deposits causes such formations as the Luray Caverns, the Carlsbad Caverns, and Mammoth Cave. Limestone is used as a flux in the extraction of iron, as an ingredient in Portland cement, as a source of lime (see calcium oxide), as a building stone, and for ornamentation. Among the important varieties of limestone are marl, chalk, oolite, travertine, dolomite, and marble.

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books on: Limestone  - 5730 results

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A Textbook of Geology
Book by Amadeus W. Grabau; D.C. Heath, 1920
Subjects: Geology
...Foraminifera and Foraminiferal Oozes and Limestones. Corals and Related Reef-Building...illustration Fig. 2 , and many of our great limestones are consolidated remains of shells of...separate marine animal and of which a limestone, traceable over wide areas in the...
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Aerogeology
Book by Horst F. Von Bandat; Gulf Pub. Co., 1962
Subjects: Aerial Photography In Geology, Photographic Interpretation
...topographic expression. Crystalline limestone. Schists types and morphol ogy. Slate...topographic contours, as in the case of limestone structures, or bedding planes which...like sandstone, shale, igneous rocks, limestone, gneiss or schist. Surface or subsurface...
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Faunal Lists and Descriptions of Paleozoic Corals
Book by R. S. Bassler; Geological Society of America, 1950
Subjects: Corals, Fossil, Paleontology--Paleozoic
...Onondagan Jeffersonville limestone Falls of the Ohio at Louisville, Kentucky...Auernig series, Trogkofel limestone, and Rattendorfer of Carnic Alps, Austria...Uralian Maping and Taiyuan limestones of China 237...
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Grand Canyon Geology
Book by Stanley S. Beus, Michael Morales; Oxford University Press, 2003
Subjects: Geology--Arizona--Grand Canyon
...107 Stanley S Beus 8 Redwall Limestone and Surprise Canyon Formation / 115...the canyon-including the Red- wall Limestone, Supai Group, Coconino Sandstone, the...were (1) Hotauta Conglomerate, (2) Bass Limestone, (3) Hakatai FIGURE 3.1. Location of...
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Geology and Allied Sciences: A Thesaurus and a Coordination of English and German Specific and General Terms
Book by Walther Huebner; Veritas Press, 1939
Subjects: English Language--Dictionaries--German, Geology--Dictionaries, German Language--Dictionaries--English
...m, Upper Devonian Adorf limestone Adsorptionsvermogen n, adsorbing...origin -- kalk m, algal algous limestone -- riff n, algal reef; reef of...covered Alm m, fresh water limestone alm; bog lime; fresh water limestone...
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Limestone Pavements in the British Isles: A Review
Journal article by Peter Vincent; The Geographical Journal, Vol. 161, 1995
Subjects: Limestone--Research, United Kingdom--Geology
Limestone pavements in the British Isles: a review. by Peter...Ingleborough district of Yorkshire, can fail to be impressed by limestone pavements. These naked expanses of rock, once scoured...that all areas in the British Isles possessing extensive limestone pavements were glaciated in the Devensian glaciation...
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Engineering Mystery of Master Architect Sinan's "Kufeki" Shell Limestone
Journal article by Nihal Arioglu, Ergin Arioglu; Architectural Science Review, Vol. 48, 2005
Subjects: Architects--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Architects--Services, Engineering firms--Research, Engineering services--Research, Sinan, Mimer--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Sinan, Mimer--Services
...Master Architect Sinans "Kufeki" Shell Limestone. by Nihal Arioglu , Ergin Arioglu...Accordingly, the places of use of "Kufeki" limestone were inspected along with their possible...the experimental studies on "Kufeki" limestone, which was largely used by Sinan especially...
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Resident Attitudes toward a Proposed Limestone Quarry
Journal article by Sezer Goncuolu-Eser, A.E. Luloff, Rex H. Warland; Journal of the Community Development Society, Vol. 34, 2004
Subjects: Community development--Case studies, Community development--Social aspects, Stone quarrying--Case studies, Stone quarrying--Social aspects
Resident Attitudes toward a Proposed Limestone Quarry. by Sezer Goncuolu-Eser...Rex H. Warland ABSTRACT A limestone quarry proposal in a small Pennsylvania...mining company proposed to operate a limestone quarry in Haines Township, Pennsylvania...
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Workers of the World: Limestone, Indiana, U.S.A
Journal article by Ivan Chermayeff; World Policy Journal, Vol. 11, 1994
Subjects: World Politics
...Industrial Age . Workers of the World Limestone, Indiana, U.S.A. Photographs by...Magnum ) Selected by Ivan Chermayeff Limestone is one of the first building materials...and is one of the main producers of limestone. Its limestone industry is centered...
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Bringing the Art Inside: A Preliminary Analysis of Black Linear Rock-Art from Limestone Caves in Erromango, Vanuatu
Journal article by Meredith Wilson; Oceania, Vol. 70, 1999
Subjects: Culture--Vanuatu, Rock paintings--Research, Vanuatu--History
...Analysis of Black Linear Rock-art from Limestone Caves in Erromango, Vanuatu by...Erromango occurs in the islands many limestone caves. Over two field-seasons during...evidence that people sought refuge in the limestone caves is provided by Robertson: Erromangas...
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The Stone Menagerie: The Limestone Beds at Riversleigh, in Australia's Northeast, Contain One of the Most Spectacular Assemblages of Vertebrate Fossils Found Anywhere on Earth. Spanning a 25-Million-Year Period, These Ancient Bones Paint a Uniquely Detailed Picture of Everyday Life in Prehistoric Australia
Magazine article by Matthew Brace; Geographical, Vol. 75, July 2003
Subjects: Archaeology--Research, Historic sites--Management, Limestone, Mammals, Fossil--Discovery, exploration, etc., Mammals, Fossil--Research, Paleontology--Research, Queensland--Natural history
The stone menagerie: the limestone beds at Riversleigh, in Australias...difficult to extract them from the limestone--it was another 60 years before anyone...common rocks in the area are Cambrian limestone--about 530 million years old. The...
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Picos De Europa: Europe's Largest Lump of Maritime Limestone Rises like a Gigantic Breakwater Midway along the Northern Coast of Spain
Magazine article; Geographical, Vol. 75, June 2003
Subjects: Spain--Description and travel
Picos de Europa: Europes largest lump of maritime limestone rises like a gigantic breakwater midway along the northern coast of Spain. A compact range measuring 40 by 20 kilometres...
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That Sinking Feeling
Magazine article by Neal G. Lineback; Focus, Summer-Fall 1998
Subjects: Limestone--Composition, Road construction--Environmental aspects, Sinkholes--Analysis
...the system and pollutes Holston Spring, a large limestone spring of historic significance. PELA, known...system. Sinkholes occur mostly in areas that have limestone bedrock. Limestone is comprised primarily of calcium carbonate, a...
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Teaching about Karst Using U.S. Geological Survey Resources
Magazine article by Joseph J. Kerski; Focus, Summer-Fall 1998
Subjects: Geological surveys--Usage, Geology--Portrayals, Karst, Karsts, Limestone, Maps (Geography), Springs, Springs (Water)
...primarily by the dissolution of rocks, mainly limestone and dolomite. Landforms in karst terrain...tools for teaching about the imprint of limestone on the Earth. The predominant scales...formed by coastal erosion, lava, and limestone. Free state map indexes can then be...
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Flin Flon Green-Up: Citizens Are Restoring a Mine-Blasted Landscape
Magazine article by Avery Ascher; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 28, Spring 2002
Subjects: Creighton, Saskatchewan--Environmental aspects, Environmental remediation--Canada, Flin Flon, Manitoba--Environmental aspects, Industrial wastes--Environmental aspects, Limestone--Environmental aspects
...ingredients are several tonnes of pulverized limestone, and a whole pile of volunteers to spread...Sudbury. Winterhalder had pioneered the limestone treatment that was used to deacidify...What better way to spread pulverized limestone on the bald terrain than to tap into...
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Popular Tiling Is Causing Problem; House Doctor the Increased Popularity of Limestone Floor and Wall Tiles Is Bringing a New Set of Problems to the Desk of House Doctor Peter Fall
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), September 27, 2008
Subjects: Floor covering industry, Floor coverings industry, Limestone
...House Doctor the Increased Popularity of Limestone Floor and Wall Tiles Is Bringing a New...repeated itself time and time again - limestone tiled floors and walls. It seems that...conversion categories, were awash with limestone. So much so that there must be a great...
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Easy on the Palette; Both Timber Floor in the Living Area and Stone Floor in the Kitchen Extend into the Garden to Make a Continuous Sweep Limestone Slabs Softened with Creeping Plants Make Novel Stepping Stones A Low Wall Separates a Calm Pool from the Terrace and Doubles as a Seat A Blue Wall Makes a Sculptural Statement and Hides a Sturdy Cupboard
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 10, 2008
Subjects: Limestone--Design and construction, Timber
...the Garden to Make a Continuous Sweep Limestone Slabs Softened with Creeping Plants Make...area. She used pale, glamorous Egyptian limestone for the flooring. "When I showed them...Rowe made a further terraced area of limestone. She added a bespoke right-angled bench...
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Garden Partying; the Fifth-Floor Space Is Divided into Two Terraces, Which Were Given Different Identities by Flooring One in Pale Limestone, the Other in Dark Hardwood
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 24, 2008
Subjects: Floor covering industry, Floor coverings industry, Limestone--Design and construction
...Different Identities by Flooring One in Pale Limestone, the Other in Dark Hardwood. Byline...the stars A floor of pale Portuguese limestone gives the lower level a different, cooler...build the kitchen units. Beneath the limestone surface, the tabletops were reinforced...
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WIDGEE; 32 Limestone Drive
Newspaper article; The Gympie Times (Gympie, Australia), August 1, 2009
Subjects: Limestone
WIDGEE; 32 Limestone Drive. THIS three acre property is the perfect opportunity to purchase a home in a great community as well as turning it into...
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Our Copper-Roofed Our Copper-Roofed Investment Investment; METAL: Henry and Danielle with Baby Roman, Left, and a Copper Bath in One of the Four Bathrooms, below DECADENT: The Ten-Sided Lounge Has Ashlar Limestone Walls, Stone Floors and the Latest Mood Lighting System LET THERE BE LIGHT: The Lounge Has Three Sides of Foldable Floorto-Ceiling Windows
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 19, 2008
Subjects: Electric lighting, Lighting, Limestone
...Bathrooms, below DECADENT: The Ten-Sided Lounge Has Ashlar Limestone Walls, Stone Floors and the Latest Mood Lighting System LET...courtyards built out of fabulous materials. So the walls are ashlar limestone from local quarries, facing the walls outside and in. Stone...
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encyclopedia articles on: Limestone  - 248 results

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Limestone
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LIMESTONE sedimentary rock wholly or in large part composed...or gray. The texture varies from coarse to fine. Most limestones are formed by the deposition and consolidation of the...few originate in chemical precipitation from solution. Limestone deposits are frequently of great thickness. The action...
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Coral Reefs
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CORAL REEFS limestone formations produced by living organisms, found in shallow, tropical...colonial cnidarians that secrete an exoskeleton of calcium carbonate (limestone). The accumulation of skeletal material, broken and piled up by wave...
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Cheddar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...village, Somerset, SW England. It is chiefly a tourist center. Limestone is quarried, and strawberries are grown. Nearby Cheddar Gorge towers c.400 ft (120 m) high, with imposing limestone cliffs and numerous caves from which relics of prehistoric...
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Cement
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...called hydraulic cement, typically made by heating a mixture of limestone and clay until it almost fuses and then grinding it to a fine...proportions when he made up a batch of cement using clayey limestone while rebuilding the Eddystone lighthouse off the coast of...
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Ordovician Period
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Ordovician system consist chiefly of limestone; shale and sandstone are less conspicuous...area and deposited the Beekmantown limestone, then withdrew generally, to return and deposit the Chazy limestone of the lower Middle Ordovician, also...
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