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Chemical weathering can dissolve the calcite in marble and limestone over time, especially in the presence of acidic rain or groundwater. This can cause the rocks to deteriorate, forming cracks and pits on their surface. The dissolution of calcite can also weaken the structure of the rocks, leading to physical weathering processes like erosion.

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What are the two rocks that wear away the quickest from chemical weathering?

Limestone and marble.


Which process most likely breaks down marble or limestone statues?

chemical weathering by acid rain.


What weathers marble and limestone?

carbon dioxide: when it mixes with rain& water will create carbonic acid rain which weathers marble and limestone.so carbonic acid weathers marble and limestone.


Is limestone found in calcite?

No. Calcite is also found in marble, marl, and can occur in small amounts in igneous rocks as a product of chemical weathering.


What minerals would be least immune to chemical weathering limestone quartz marble and granite?

The answer is marble because it is like glass and if there were a piece on the ground it could be easily broken but if there were a tornado the tornado couldnt break it. Marble is very fragile.


Is calcite only found in limestone?

No. Calcite is also found in marble, marl, and can occur in small amounts in igneous rocks as a product of chemical weathering.


Minerals resistant to chemical weathering?

Quartz is a mineral that is highly resistant to chemical weathering. Marble is a mineral that is more susceptible to chemical weathering.


What types of weathering effect marble?

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What is the correct chemical name for limestone or marble?

Marble is known as Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in terms of chemical formula.


What chemical weathers marble an limestone?

Carbonic acid, which forms when carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves in rainwater, is a major agent of chemical weathering for marble and limestone. When carbonic acid reacts with the calcium carbonate in marble and limestone, it forms calcium bicarbonate which dissolves the rock and causes weathering.


What chemical weathering process would a marble rock undergo?

Dissolution by water, especially water acidified by atmospheric carbon dioxide (producing carbonic acid) or soil acids. Marble is composed primarily of the mineral calcium carbonate, modified to crystalline form by metamorphism of the parent limestone. Therefore karst features can develop in marble just as they can in unaltered limestone.


Is acid rain weathering a marble statue a physical change or a chemical change?

Chemical change