porous limestone

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

• limestone —    Sedimentary rock containing at least 50% calcium carbonate by weight. The purer limestones consist almost entirely of calcite; less pure rocks may be referred to as, for example, muddy limestone. Some limestones are porous with diffuse… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• limestone — [[t]la͟ɪmstoʊn[/t]] limestones N MASS: oft N n Limestone is a whitish coloured rock which is used for building and for making cement. ...high limestone cliffs... The local limestone is very porous. ...marine limestones …   English dictionary

• porous — [[t]pɔ͟ːrəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is porous has many small holes in it, which water and air can pass through. The local limestone is so porous that all the rainwater immediately sinks below ground. Syn: permeable …   English dictionary

• coquina —    Porous limestone composed of broken shell fragments [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

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