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What is Limestone's Chemical name?

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17y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

CaCO3

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What is the chemical name for limestones?

the chemical name for limestone is Calcium CarbonateChemical formula is CaCo3Calcium carbonate, CaCO3.


What is a clastic limestone called like it's specific name for example chemical limestones are called tufa?

Chalk.


Is crushing limestones into smaller particles a chemical change?

No. It is a physical or mechanical change.


What are some other chemical sedimentary rocks other than halite?

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Are conglomerates chemical or organic?

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Is limestone a silicate mineral?

No. Dolomite is formed by the replacement of Calcium in the mineral calcite by Magnesium, giving the chemical formula (Ca,Mg)CaCO3. Rocks formed largely of calcite are called limestones, and those which show extensive Magnesium substitution in calcite are called Dolomitic limestones.


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Where do i find the limestones in aqw?

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What is the chemistry of limestone?

The limestone consists mainly of calcium carbonate: CaCO3 ,Calcite. Like most other sedimentary rocks, limestones are composed of grains, however, around 80-90% of limestone grains are skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera. Other carbonate grains comprising limestones are ooids, peloids, intraclasts, and extraclasts. Some limestones do not consist of grains at all and are formed completely by the chemical precipitation of calcite or aragonite. (i.e. travertine.)


What is chichen itza made of?

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What kind of weathering happens to a rock exposed to an acid rain?

Chemical Weathering.. because as rocks exposed to acid rains like limestones, it slowly dissolve and change into a new form