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Limestone

A rock classification type

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Natlandite

Corner of 5th & Flower St. Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Limestone, etc.

Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

Travertine

Casting Copper Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA

Natlandite

Corner of 5th & Flower St. Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Limestone, etc.

Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

Travertine

Casting Copper Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA

Natlandite

Corner of 5th & Flower St. Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Limestone, etc.

Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

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About LimestoneHide

As a Commodity:

Limestone

A sedimentary rock consisting chiefly (more than 50% by weight or by areal percentages under the microscope) of calcium carbonate, primarily in the form of the mineral calcite, or less commonly aragonite. Common minor constituents include silica (as chert or chalcedony), dolomite, feldspar, clays, pyrite, and siderite. Limestones are formed by either organic or inorganic processes, and may be detrital, chemical, oolitic, earthy, crystalline, or recrystallized; many are highly fossiliferous and clearly represent ancient shell banks or coral reefs. Limestones include chalk, calcarenite, coquina, and travertine, and they effervesce freely with any common acid.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

49160

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:49160:6

Similar NamesHide

Lumu stone

A mixture of two or more distinct mineral species

Classification of LimestoneHide

Rock
- Sedimentary rock and sediment
  - Sedimentary rock
    - Biochemical and chemical sedimentary rock
      - Carbonate rock
        Limestone

Sub-divisions of LimestoneHide

Limestone

Mineralogy of LimestoneHide

Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:

Aragonite	CaCO₃
Calcite	CaCO₃
Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂

Pronunciation of LimestoneHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon & Katya Ralph	United Kingdom

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:

Phanerozoic : 541 ± 1.0 Ma to 0 Ma - based on 15 recorded ages.

Sample ages:

Sample ID	Recorded age	Geologic Time
1	23.03 to 5.332 Ma	Miocene
2	100.5 to 66.0 Ma	Late/Upper Cretaceous
3	100.5 to 66.0 Ma	Late/Upper Cretaceous
4	~145.0 to 33.9 Ma	Phanerozoic
5	201.3 ± 0.2 to ~145.0 Ma	Jurassic
6	252.17 ± 0.06 to 66.0 Ma	Phanerozoic
7	252.17 ± 0.06 to 201.3 ± 0.2 Ma	Phanerozoic
8	298.9 ± 0.15 to 252.17 ± 0.06 Ma	Paleozoic
9	323.2 ± 0.4 to 298.9 ± 0.15 Ma	Pennsylvanian
10	443.8 ± 1.5 to 419.2 ± 3.2 Ma	Paleozoic
11	541 ± 1.0 to 485.4 ± 1.9 Ma	Cambrian

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference
1	Aljorra lamproitic pipe, La Aljorra, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain	Pellicer, M. J. (1973). Estudio petrologico y geoquimico de un nuevo yacimiento de rocas lamproiticas situado en las proximidades de Aljorra (Murcia). Estudios Geológicos, 29, 99-106.
2	Basalt quarry, Magheramorne, Glynn, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK	Hopson, P.M., 2005 A Stratigraphical Framework for the Upper Cretaceous Chalk of England and Scotland with Statements on the Chalk of Northern Ireland and the UK Offshore Sector, British Geological Survey Research Report RR/05/01
3	Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, Dover, Kent, England, UK	(1911) Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.) The Encyclopedia Britannica Company, Ltd, Cambridge.
4	Monte la Queglia, Pescosansonesco, Pescara Province, Abruzzo, Italy	Vichi, Giada, Stoppa, Francesco, Wall, Frances (2005) The carbonate fraction in carbonatitic Italian lamprophyres. Lithos, 85 (1) 154-170 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2005.03.025
5	Kala Doongar, Bhuj Taluka, Kutch District, Gujarat, India	Karkare, S.G., Kumar, S. & Srivastava, R.K. 1991. Evolution of the island chain of Kutch and role of rift magmatism and autonomous activization. Journal of Scientific Research, Banares Hindu University, 41B, 163-175.
6	Bucak Lava Field, Bucak District, Burdur Province, Turkey
7	Punta delle Pietre Nere, Lesina, Foggia Province, Apulia, Italy	Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4
8	Kizilcaören REE deposits, Beylikova District, Eskişehir Province, Turkey	Delaloye, M., & Ozgenc, I. (1983). Petrography and age determinations of the alkaline volcanic rocks and carbonatite of Kizilca
9	Shilu Cu-Fe Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang, Guangdong, China	Zheng, Wei; Mao, Jing-wen; Pirajno, Franco; Zhao, Hai-jie; Zhao, Cai-sheng; Mao, Zhi-hao; Wang, Yong-jian (2015) Geochronology and geochemistry of the Shilu Cu–Mo deposit in the Yunkai area, Guangdong Province, South China and its implication. Ore Geology Reviews, 67. 382-398 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.12.009
10	Evendine Quarry, Colwall, Herefordshire, England, UK	From description
11	Longbaoshan intrusion, Lanling County, Linyi, Shandong, China	Lan, T. G., Fan, H. R., Hu, F. F., Tomkins, A. G., Yang, K. F., & Liu, Y. (2011). Multiple crust

Other Language Names for LimestoneHide

French:Calcaire

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

113 photos of Limestone associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
36 photos of Limestone associated with Quartz	SiO₂
31 photos of Limestone associated with Fluorite	CaF₂
18 photos of Limestone associated with Sphalerite	ZnS
17 photos of Limestone associated with Galena	PbS
16 photos of Limestone associated with Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
16 photos of Limestone associated with Pyrite	FeS₂
11 photos of Limestone associated with Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O
11 photos of Limestone associated with 'Manganese Dendrites'
9 photos of Limestone associated with Baryte	BaSO₄

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References for LimestoneHide

Reference List:

Flügel, Erik (2004) Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks (1st ed.). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-08726-8

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