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Limestone is calcium carbonate (CaCO3) which when heated to above 840°C decomposes into calcium oxide (CaO) while releasing carbon dioxide (CO2) according to the equation: CaCO3 → CaO + CO2

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What happens when limestone is put under heat and pressure?

It could recrystallize and form marble, under specific conditions of heat and pressure.


Which rock was probably was changed into marble by the addition of heat and pressure?

Limestone was probably metamorphed into marble.


What does marble metemorphosize from?

Limestone/chalk. Limestone has been subjected to heat and/or pressure, it metamorposes into marble. Both limestone and marble are calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Its just that the internal physical structure of limestone is altered.


What do you get when you heat limestone?

Carbon Dioxide


Is marble polished limestone?

No. Marble is metamorphosed limestone, recrystallized from heat, pressure, or both.


Does limestone become sandstone when heated?

No. Limestone changes to Marble when it undergoes intense heat and pressure.


What metamorphic rock does limestone turn into after heat and pressure?

Limestone typically turns into marble when subjected to heat and pressure. Marble is a metamorphic rock with a finer texture and often exhibits a wider range of colors than limestone.


What does limestone change into when under heat?

Cao + C02


How does limestone form into marble?

pressure, heat, time


What happens if you add limestone to acidic lakes?

it stays


Why might limestone not be able to survive a fire?

the heat from a fire actually morphs the limestone into a different kind of rock


When limestone is exposed to intense heat and pressure it becomes what metamorphic rock?

When limestone is exposed to intense heat and pressure, it metamorphoses into a rock called marble. Marble is a metamorphic rock that forms when the calcite crystals in limestone recrystallize and interlock.