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Why do you find limestone in South Dakota when it is typically formed in the oceans?
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∙ 9y ago
Millions of years ago, the area now known as South Dakota was covered by seas. The shells and skeletons of the animals which lived in the seas formed the limestone that is now found in South Dakota.
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What is an interesting fact about limestone?
Most limestone was originally formed from sediments at the bottom of oceans, past and present.
What are the 2 ways that limestone can be formed?
By cooling of molten rock under the oceans
What is limestone a form of?
The fine-grained sedimentary rock, limestone is mostly made up of calcite. Most limestones are formed in oceans, and sometimes from seashells. Some may be formed in lakes. Limestone is a form of sedimentary rock.
How were oceans formed?
It was about 4 billion years ago, that the Earths oceans formed
Where was limestone discovered?
Limestone was discovered in the deep oceans where there is a little movement of water. Almost it is found in all parts of the world.
Which minerals are formed in oceans and seas?
by -----------------
What is the most common igneous rock of the continent?
Granite for the continents; Basalt for the oceans.
What oceans are the Hawaiian Islands formed by?
Volcanoes.
How are oceans formed?
Rain falls alot
What is formed when a river meets the oceans?
a delta
What are formed by dead oceans organisms?
Coral
What is made?
it is formed by lots of diffrent seas and oceans it can also be formed by a puddle
