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Limestone is the skeletal remains of small marine shelled creatures. Their remains sank to the floor of the seas, and the layers became rock over a very long time.

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What is an interesting fact about limestone?

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What is sedimentary rock formed by shells?

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Where is Marble a metaphoric rock originally from?

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