clastic limestone

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• Limestone — For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). Limestone Sedimentary Rock Limestone in Waitomo District, New Zealand Composition …   Wikipedia

• limestone — /luym stohn /, n. a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime. Cf. marble. [1515… …   Universalium

• limestone —    A sedimentary rock consisting chiefly (more than 50 percent) of calcium carbonate, primarily in the form of calcite. Limestones are usually formed by a combination of organic and inorganic processes and include chemical and clastic (soluble… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Kadingilan, Bukidnon — Infobox Settlement official name = Municipality of Kadingilan other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = 250px image caption = The Municipal Hall of Kadingilan flag size = image seal size = 180px image shield =… …   Wikipedia

• calcilutite —    1. Clastic limestone or dolomite in which the grains have an average diameter of less than 1/16 millimeter; calcareous mudstone [10]    2. A carbonate rock that consists predominantly (>50%) of silt and/or clay size calcite (or dolomite)… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …   Universalium

• Silurian Period — Interval of geologic time, 443–417 million years ago. The third period of the Paleozoic Era, the Silurian follows the Ordovician Period and precedes the Devonian. It marks the first appearance of land plants and jawed fishes. The continents were… …   Universalium

• Sedimentary rock — Middle Triassic marginal marine sequence of siltstones (below) and limestones (above), Virgin Formation, southwestern Utah, USA Sedimentary rock are types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth s surface and within… …   Wikipedia

• Marcellus Formation — Stratigraphic range: Middle Devonian …   Wikipedia

• Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin — Infobox Oil field name = Bend Arch Fort Worth Basin Province region = North Central Texas country = United States coordinates = locblock = offonshore = Onshore operators = Devon Energy, Chesapeake Energy, EOG Resources, XTO Energy, EnCana, Range …   Wikipedia

• cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… …   Universalium