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Indiana is known for its limestone because the sourthern portion was covered by?
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What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by limestone?
I think it is 75 % of the earths surface is covered by limestone
What were pyramids sides covered in?
Polished white limestone.
What percentage of Puerto Rico is covered in in limestone?
Limestone covers about 27.5 percent of the island’s surface.
How much of Indiana is forest land?
About one-sixth of the land land in Indiana is covered by forests
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 is the coating on top of the Great Pyramids?
At one time the pyramids were covered in limestone.
Why does the US have large areas of limestone?
During the Cretaceous period much of the interior of the United States was covered in a warm, shallow sea, which is conducive to the formation of limestone.
Where is covered bridge festival in Indiana?
The Covered Bridge Festival is held every year in Parke County
Is Australia covered with beaches mountains and valleys made up of quartz diorite and limestone?
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What were the covers of the pyramids in Egypt?
they were made of marble and the cap was made of granite or limestone covered in gold.
Why does the pyramid of Giza look like it does?
Because the casing-stones were removed a very long time ago - they were polished limestone that covered the whole pyramid and would have afforded great protection from the weather.
Were is limestone found?
On continental crust, limestone is found virtually anywhere an ancient sea existed. The limestone could be exposed at the surface due to erosion or roadcuts, or could be buried hundreds of feet underground, covered by other sedimentary rock or unlithified sediments. Limestone also develops in offshore basins and hot springs. Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, Canada, Spain, England, France, China, Russia, Africa, Portugal, and many other states, nations, and ocean floors.
