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No, it sinks.

That is an absolute answer for an ideal piece of Limestone and pure water. However in day to day life we we can observe limestone floating on warter if

a) limestone is porous with air trapped in it , and/or

b) water is not pure containing heavier substances dissolved in it like salts etc.

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Limestone is not that porous! In fact most limestone is barely porous at all.

It is correct that solid objects are more buoyant in brine or similar aqueous solutions more dense than pure water, but the difference is by no means enough to make a piece of rock float.

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