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What rock can we use to make a house?
Sandstone, limestone, and granite, are three quarried rocks that can be used in house building. Though, kiln-fired clay bricks are more commonly used. I forgot to mention slate.
What type of rock did they use to build Petra?
Petra was carved from red sandstone which was there naturally.
Is limestone a nonrenewable or renewable resource?
Limestone is a nonrenewable resource everyone so use your limestone wisely ! (:
Where can you find sandstone?
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed of sand sized minerals, found in and near sand. Limestone is a sedimentary rock made up of the minerals calcite and aragonite, found in and near water.
How expensive is a limestone fireplace?
A limestone fireplace is moderately expensive. Limestone fireplaces range on different prices depending on what you use to make them. The average price is $500.
What are some ways that builders today use sandstones and limestones?
Builders today use sandstone and limestone on the outside walls of buildings and limestone is used for making cement and steel.
What do people use limestone and sandstone for?
Sandstone and limestone were traditionally used as building materials, though stonework is very expensive now. Limestone is used in vast quantities to manufacture cement, mortar and concrete, in the production of glass, and of steel, and in making slaked lime for agriculture. There are many more uses including reducing the acidity of lakes.
Why do some builders use limestone and sandstone?
Granite is often used for buildings because of its beauty, variety of colors, resistance to weathering, ability to take a polish, and strength derived from its interlocking crystalline structure.
Why did the Egyptians use sandstone?
They used basalt in ancient Egypt to make walls for protection!
What are the common sedimentary rocks here in the Philippines and their value?
Common sedimentary rocks found in the Philippines include limestone, sandstone, and shale. Limestone is valued for its use in construction materials, cement production, and agriculture. Sandstone is used in building materials, landscaping, and as a reservoir rock in oil and gas exploration. Shale has economic value as a source rock for oil and gas production.
How con you use sandstone today?
Sandstones are used as building materials, as a source for high silica sand, and in glassmaking.
What resources were use to build the pyramids?
sand stone blocks with a limestone cover, but today a lot of the limestone has been stolen so only the tips are shiny
What rock can we use to make a house?
Sandstone, limestone, and granite, are three quarried rocks that can be used in house building. Though, kiln-fired clay bricks are more commonly used. I forgot to mention slate.
Do builders ues angles?
do builders use angles
What type of rock did they use to build Petra?
Petra was carved from red sandstone which was there naturally.
Why did the Egyptians use sandstone to build pyramids?
1. It was available close to the pyramid site 2. Limestone is quite a soft stone so easy to work with copper tools
What materials did the egyptians use?
Monolithic sandstone.
