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Marble is the historical rock used for statues. Marble was used because it is soft enough to be carved, but hard enough to survive for a while. Unfortunately, Marble is metamorphosed Limestone and as such it reacts with Acid. Acid rain has hurt many historic statues.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoA favorite of sculptors and builders through the ages, the metamorphic rock marble.
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∙ 9y agoMarble is often used to make statues. For example, Michelangelo's statue David is made entirely of white Carrara marble.
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∙ 14y agoMarble is a metamorphic limestone which is often used for statues and detailed carvings on buildings.
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∙ 14y agoMarble is usually used. It is softer and cheaper than granite. You just have to be careful when carving it or you could shatter it.
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∙ 12y agoSome are made of granite some are made of clay or cement statues can be made out of many rocks higher then 5 on the Mohs hardness scale
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∙ 14y agoJust about any rock that is workable without being prone to fracturing or frost heave erosion, such as marble or granite.
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Limestone is the parent rock of this?
Limestone is the parent rock of marble. The word marble can be used to refer to both metamorphosed and unmetamorphosed limestone.
What can limestone be made into?
>Limestone is used in buildings and roads. >Limestone can be used in glass making. >Limestone is used in toothpaste. >Limestone is used in cement and mortar. >Limestone is used in bread and cereals as a source of calcium. >Limestone is used to make paper white. >Limestone is used to purify sugar. >Pulverized limestone is used to neutralize acidic soils. >Limestone can be used to make brake pads. >Limestone is used in the preparation of wools and dyes. >Limestone is used to make antacids. >Limestone is used in climbing walls. >Limestone is used a suppression of methane explosions in underground coalmines. >Limestone is added to plastics, paint, tiles and other materials as both white pigment and cheap filler. >Limestone is used in the manufacture of quicklime (calcium oxide) and slaked lime (calcium hydroxide). >Limestone can be used to create steel by using it in a blast furnace.
Which soil is used to make statues?
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What sedimentary rock is used to make cement?
Limestone is the sedimentary rock that is used to make cement. Some limestone is made of old coral reefs that have been buried by deposits.
How the soil used to make pots is different from soil used used to make statues?
Statue need harder material
Limestone is the parent rock of this?
Limestone is the parent rock of marble. The word marble can be used to refer to both metamorphosed and unmetamorphosed limestone.
What is the marble rock formation?
Marble is metamorphosed limestone. The word is also used in the masonry trade to describe sedimentary rock that can be polished, but my first sentence is the geological answer.
What can limestone be made into?
>Limestone is used in buildings and roads. >Limestone can be used in glass making. >Limestone is used in toothpaste. >Limestone is used in cement and mortar. >Limestone is used in bread and cereals as a source of calcium. >Limestone is used to make paper white. >Limestone is used to purify sugar. >Pulverized limestone is used to neutralize acidic soils. >Limestone can be used to make brake pads. >Limestone is used in the preparation of wools and dyes. >Limestone is used to make antacids. >Limestone is used in climbing walls. >Limestone is used a suppression of methane explosions in underground coalmines. >Limestone is added to plastics, paint, tiles and other materials as both white pigment and cheap filler. >Limestone is used in the manufacture of quicklime (calcium oxide) and slaked lime (calcium hydroxide). >Limestone can be used to create steel by using it in a blast furnace.
What can you make with limestone on RuneScape?
Limestone is used to make limestone bricks. These are then used to make various items in the Construction skill and in the quest Temple of Mort'ton.
What would happen if you didn't have limestone?
we wouldn't have these- -Limestone is used in buildings and roads. - Limestone can be used in glass making. - Limestone is used in toothpaste. - Limestone is used in cement and mortar. - Limestone is used in bread and cereals as a source of calcium. - Limestone is used to make paper white. -Limestone is used to purify sugar. -Pulverized limestone is used to neutralize acidic soils. -Limestone can be used to make brake pads. -Limestone is used in the preparation of wools and dyes. -Limestone is used to make antacids. -Limestone is used in climbing walls. -Limestone is used a suppression of methane explosions in underground coalmines. -Limestone is added to plastics, paint, tiles and other materials as both white pigment and cheap filler. -Limestone is used in the manufacture of quicklime (calcium oxide) and slaked lime (calcium hydroxide). -Limestone can be used to create steel by using it in a blast furnace.
Which rock is used to make cement?
limestone is used to make cement
Which soil is used to make statues?
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What is the name of the cement used to make limestone?
actually, limestone is used in making concrete, not the other way around.
What rocks where used to make pyramids?
limestone
Is limestone used to make building material?
Yes.
What is the rock limestone used for?
To make a sertan strucutre.
What materials are used to make a pyramid?
Limestone and Granite
