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What is chemical limestone made of?
Chemical limestone can form when calcite is dissolved.
How can black chert be distinguished form black limestone?
If you have a small sample bottle of dilute hydrochloric acid, the limestone will fizz as it is calcium carbonate and will dissolve in the acid, releasing carbon dioxide gas. The same acid will not react with the inert silica of a black chert. Sometimes chert and limestone are finely inter-bedded and the acid will pick out the limestone bands!
Is marble naturally occurring?
Yes. It is found in rocks, and has the chemical formula CaCO3 . It's a form of limestone.
Is dolomitic limestone same as agricultural limestone or horticultural hydrated limestone?
dolomitic limestone is different from agricultural or hydrated limestone the difference is in the MgO content and hardness Dolomitic Limestone is harder than both and its MgO content is higher. The CaO is lower in Dolomitic limestone and High in the later.
What mineral forms stalactites and stalagmites?
A metamorphic form of limestone is marble.
Do the Bahamas have soil?
Yes, the Bahamas use limestone to make their soil. It comes out thin and grainy
In geography what are stalagmites?
In areas where the rocks are made of limestone, water will dissolve the limestone and form underground caves. In these caves water containing dissolved limestone will drip from the roof. As the drips form some of the water evaporates and limestone is deposited out of solution. Thus, from where the drips are occurring and on the floor below, pilers start to form, the pilers on the floor are called 'stalagmites' and the pilers hanging from the roof are called 'stalactites'.
What is a vertical gap in limestone called?
A vertical gap in limestone is called a grike. The remaining blocks of rock are called klints. The cracks in limestone are called joints.
What gave limestone the name limestone?
Limestone is called limestone because it has lime in it from the sea water it if formed in.
Why is the limestone cave sometimes called the soultion cave?
Limestone caves are sometimes called solution caves because they are formed through a process called solution weathering. This occurs when water containing carbon dioxide dissolves the limestone rock, creating cave systems over time. The dissolved limestone is carried away in the form of a solution, hence the term "solution cave."
What is chemical limestone made of?
Chemical limestone can form when calcite is dissolved.
How do underground limestone carverns form?
it rains and sinks into limestone and over to starts to corrode at the vulnerable limestone
What is recrystallized quartz limestone called?
Recrystallized limestone is generally called marble. Recrystallized quartz sandstone is generally called quartzite. There is no such thing as quartz limestone.
What rock results from the metamorphism of limestone?
Marble is one form of metamorphosed limestone.
Does limestone forms form skeletons and shells?
limestone forms from skeletons and shells
What is sedimentary rock formed by shells?
Limestone can be formed partly or mostly by visible shell fragments. .
Pure limestone when metamorphosed is what?
Although limestone can form into other types of metamorphic rock, the most common form is marble.
