Greetings to all,
It pleases me to come make a post after a long time of absence,having thought of what to do and topic to post,it was due on me that one thing we haven't look on was limestone it origins and some other creditable uses,yes i made few research and leter noted that limestone wasn't use to make cement only but some products are gotten from it as well. Read on to get your mind enlightened.
•Meaning of limestone •
Limestone is a rocky stone formed by the action of water or water molecules. It is an aqueous rock such as greater than 50% calcium carbonate(calcite - CaCOS ) and dolomite as it's major minerals. It can be yellowish, whitish, greyish in colour with classic or non-classic texture, it is thoroughly hardened and varies in shapes.
•Origin of limestone•
Limeston was first was first discovered by Belsazar Hacquet in 1778, they can be found in Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Islands and Indonesian archipelago region.
•Types of limestone •
•Coquina- an aqueous rock that is formed mostly by fragment of shells
•Chalk- a soft white porous aqueous rock made of calcium carbonate
•Oolite- aqueous rock formed from Oolite
•Rag stone- work finished with stones that are quarried in tiny pieces.
•Shell limestone.
.Uses of limestone•
• It is a natural ingredient for the production of (calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide) mortar and cement
• It can be used to make glasses in some occasions
•It can be used as a support agent to toothpaste , paper, plastic, tiles, and paints
• It can be found in cosmetics and medicines
•It can be used to make sculptures, because it's suitable for carving
•It can be used as a suppliment for cattle feed and mature chickens
•It can reduce methane blasts on underground mines
•It can be used as an agent of removing blast furnaces from iron when bound with divers impurities and silica.
.it can be used for lime production.
•Properties of limestone•
•It can be found in non deep ends of marine water
•It is an uncommon aqueous rock that forms from the hastiness of calcium carbonate from ocean water
•It changes into metamophic rock marbles when subjected to high amount of heat and pressure
•It is considered an organic aqueous rock because it contains the leftovers of dead organisms
•It regularly added to animal feeds because it can be beneficial to their diet
•It can be crushed to produce roofing tars in different styles and textures
•It is a thickening in paints in the areas of construction.
•How to test limestone•
Limestone is tested by dropping a small bottle of 10% hydrochloric acid on a calcite. The entire acid will erupt with bubble and a vigorous fizz will last for seconds.
•You will hardly find limestone in it's pure white state because of it's impurities which is formed by the dead leftover of
•Bryozoa
•Corals
•Crinoid shells and
•Micro algae
All this we can say are some basic limestone attribute which will clear one mind set on how is lime produced,cement and some other limestone products,you can still go online to get more idea on limestone and it importants.