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⇱ Limestone: Mineral information, data and localities.

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Limestone

A rock classification type
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About LimestoneHide

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As a Commodity:
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

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Mindat ID:
49160
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:49160:6

Similar NamesHide

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Lumu stoneA mixture of two or more distinct mineral species

Classification of LimestoneHide

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Sub-divisions of LimestoneHide

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Mineralogy of LimestoneHide

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Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
AragoniteCaCO3
CalciteCaCO3
DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

Pronunciation of LimestoneHide

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Pronunciation:
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Jolyon & Katya RalphUnited Kingdom

Age distributionHide

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Recorded ages:
Phanerozoic : 541 ± 1.0 Ma to 0 Ma - based on 15 recorded ages.
Sample ages:
Sample IDRecorded ageGeologic TimeDating method
123.03 to 5.332 MaMiocene
2100.5 to 66.0 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous
3100.5 to 66.0 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous
4~145.0 to 33.9 MaPhanerozoic
5201.3 ± 0.2 to ~145.0 MaJurassic
6252.17 ± 0.06 to 66.0 MaPhanerozoic
7252.17 ± 0.06 to 201.3 ± 0.2 MaPhanerozoic
8298.9 ± 0.15 to 252.17 ± 0.06 MaPaleozoic
9323.2 ± 0.4 to 298.9 ± 0.15 MaPennsylvanian
10443.8 ± 1.5 to 419.2 ± 3.2 MaPaleozoic
11541 ± 1.0 to 485.4 ± 1.9 MaCambrian
Sample references:
IDLocalityReferenceNotes
1Aljorra lamproitic pipe, La Aljorra, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
2Basalt quarry, Magheramorne, Glynn, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
3Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, Dover, Kent, England, UK
4Monte la Queglia, Pescosansonesco, Pescara Province, Abruzzo, Italy
5Kala Doongar, Bhuj Taluka, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
6Bucak Lava Field, Bucak District, Burdur Province, Turkey
7Punta delle Pietre Nere, Lesina, Foggia Province, Apulia, Italy
8Kizilcaören REE deposits, Beylikova District, Eskişehir Province, Turkey
9Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang, Guangdong, China
10Evendine Quarry, Colwall, Herefordshire, England, UK
11Longbaoshan intrusion, Lanling County, Linyi, Shandong, China

Other Language Names for LimestoneHide

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French:Calcaire

Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
108 photos of Limestone associated with CalciteCaCO3
34 photos of Limestone associated with QuartzSiO2
30 photos of Limestone associated with FluoriteCaF2
17 photos of Limestone associated with SphaleriteZnS
16 photos of Limestone associated with GalenaPbS
16 photos of Limestone associated with DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
16 photos of Limestone associated with PyriteFeS2
11 photos of Limestone associated with 'Manganese Dendrites'
11 photos of Limestone associated with WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
9 photos of Limestone associated with BaryteBaSO4

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References for LimestoneHide

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