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Limestone is used in roads to make it strong and it doesn't wear out.
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How is limestone obtained?
calcination or lime-burning by AMY MATTHEWS 21/06/10
Why can't limestone turn into slate?
Limestone is composed of the minute skeletal remains of sea creatures. Slate is the compressed mud and silt deposited on the sea floor. Both limestone and slate have been subjected to tremendous pressure and have become stone. Slate easily splits into sheets and can be used as a roofing material. Limestone can be used as a building material, and as hardcore in the construction and road making industries.
Uses of limestone?
After being quarried it can be "roasted" in a revolving cylindrical "oven" to produce cement. Cement is in concrete and mortar, so the limestone has helped the construction of buildings and bridges. Indeed during the last World War there were even boats made from concrete. Limestone itself can be used as the foundation for road construction, and, like other types of stone, is used to construct stone buildings and stone walls. Lime and limestone are also used in many industrial and chemical processes.
What stone is worlebury hill made of?
The Old Town Quarry nearby was used to mine limestone. So probably some of that hill is limestone.
What two type of stone were often used in building pyramids?
Two types of stone were often used in building pyramids were granite and limestone.
What use limestone?
Limestone is used as a building stone, is cooked to make cement, is crushed to make road gravel, fill, and soil conditioner for agriculture.
Give two uses of limestone?
Road gravel and building stone.
What are the ways in which limestone and products made from limestone are used in the building industry?
Limestone is used as stone building blocks, Limestone is used in the manufacture of cement.
Which stone is used for making redfort?
Limestone
What stone is used to build Cathedrals?
Limestone.
What stone is used for neutralizing acid soils?
limestone
How do you make limestone on Doodle God?
Shell+Stone= Limestone on Doodle God.
How is limestone obtained?
calcination or lime-burning by AMY MATTHEWS 21/06/10
Why is limestone used as road stone?
Limestone is easy to cut and shape and it looks attractive. Limestone is readily available in many parts of the world and at relatively low cost. It is quite a durable material and has quite good strength when in compression.
Why can't limestone turn into slate?
Limestone is composed of the minute skeletal remains of sea creatures. Slate is the compressed mud and silt deposited on the sea floor. Both limestone and slate have been subjected to tremendous pressure and have become stone. Slate easily splits into sheets and can be used as a roofing material. Limestone can be used as a building material, and as hardcore in the construction and road making industries.
Type of stone used in construction of pyramid of Giza?
limestone and granite
What two types of stone were often used in pyramids?
limestone and granite
