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What is the formation of limestone?
Limestone was formed over millions of years on the sea floor from the skeletal remains of minute sea creatures. Subjected to immense pressure, the layers hardened to form limestone. Upheavals that lifted up the sea floor, raised the limestone to form the limestone rock we find on the land. Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a general term for such sedimentary rocks, of which chalk is another kind.
Why do you find coral limestone above sea level today?
We find these limestone above sea level today because when the sea level dropped and exposes coral they cannot survive so they die, leave behind a white a limestone skeleton.
What rock is form from skeletal remains pf coral and lime-secreting sea animals?
Limestone
Is a sand dollar dollar a limestone?
Sand dollar is not a limestone. It is a living thing found in the sea. They are a kind of sea urchins which are round and flat. The flat portion is its bone which is called the test.
What is sedimentary rock made from shells and sea animals called?
I think you are describing a type of limestone called coquina.
What is the underwater buildup of limestone skeletons from certain small animals?
This is how coral reefs are formed. Coral will take salt from the sea and utilize it to create limestone skeletons on underwater objects.
What is underwater buildup of limestone skeletons from certain small animals?
This is how coral reefs are formed. Coral will take salt from the sea and utilize it to create limestone skeletons on underwater objects.
What kind of animals are whales?
they swim in the sea
How do rocks form from remains of animals?
Limestone is formed from the skeletal remains of minute sea creatures, laid down on the sea floor millions of years ago.
What gave limestone the name limestone?
Limestone is called limestone because it has lime in it from the sea water it if formed in.
What rock has evidence of sea animals?
limestone or even peet ( if you are counting that a rock) limestone was mad on the bottom of a large body of wattter so there could be fossils and small organisms that died and fossilized in there
What kind of animals live on sea mounts?
no animal
