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What Is Limestone Used For?

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    Limestone is a Sedimantary rock.  Calcite (CaCo3) is its chief mineral, with or without magnesium carbonate.  Limestone is a primary source material for manufacture of Portland Cement. It is also used in Metallurgical industries as a flux, Construction side as building stone and Chemical industries.  Folk divided limestones into two groups viz., Allochems (partly chemical in origin and has four basic components : Detritals, Pellets, Skeletal elements, Oolites) and Orthochems (truly in Chemical origin).
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    answered 11 months ago

      Cement
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      answered 6 months ago

        Houses now you tell me loads of thing
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        answered 5 months ago

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