limestone|limestones in English

noun

(Geology) sedimentary rock which contains mainly calcium carbonate (used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime)

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1. For example, Argillaceous limestones are limestones consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, but including 10-40% of clay minerals: such limestones, when soft, are often called marls.

2. For example, Argillaceous limestones are limestones consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, but including 10-40% of clay minerals: such limestones, when soft, are often called marls.

3. Looking for Coralline limestone? Find out information about Coralline limestone

4. They consist of limestones suitable for the production of aggregates.

5. ‘The Lower Carboniferous and lowermost Upper Carboniferous stratigraphic sequence is composed of the Culm siliceous shales, the Culm siliceous limestones, the Culm limestones and the upper black shales.’

6. Hydraulic limestones, sometimes referred to as Argillaceous limestones have a high proportion of clay and silicia (15-20 %) and can be either high calcium or magnesian

7. Carboniferous Limestone is a collective term for the succession of limestones occurring widely throughout Great Britain and Ireland that were deposited during the Dinantian Epoch of the Carboniferous Period.These rocks formed between 363 and 325 million years ago

8. Coarseness Factor (%) Limestone A Limestone B Limestone C I II IV V III 0 0.7 0 15.0 8.3 16.1 14.2 14.4 12.7 17.1 13.0

9. 24 The Limestone Link will take walkers through a rare limestone area with a wide variety of flora and fauna and limestone pavements.

10. This algal flora is compared with algae from Oxfordian limestones of a well in Lebanon and from Aalenian?—Callovian limestones of a well in South Ethiopia.

11. Auntie Ruth's Doughnuts, Limestone, Tennessee

12. Limestone moves downward driven by the push rods, which can ensure the calcination quality of limestone.

13. Here's a piece of limestone.

14. The grained Carbonate rocks of Qianjiang Formation in Qianjiang Sag can be divided into oolitic limestone, sand-clastic limestone, mud-crystal sand-clastic dolomite, alga-gobbet limestone etc.

15. The land is largely made up of Tertiary molasse, Cretaceous limestone and limestone clay, and alluvial terraces.

16. The land is largely made up of tertiary molasse, cretaceous limestone and limestone clay, and alluvial terraces

17. The land is largely made up of Tertiary molasse, Cretaceous limestone and limestone clay, and alluvial terraces

18. The land is largely made up of tertiary molasse, cretaceous limestone and limestone clay, and alluvial terraces.

19. Limestone is taxable as virgin aggregate.

20. Limestone is known to retain moisture.

21. The local limestone is very porous.

22. The limestone has simply dissolved away.

23. Gravely soil with clay - limestone subsoil.

24. Limestone and sandstone are quite unsuitable.

25. The step pyramid is made of limestone.