limestone
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Then CRG turned south to Festus, nestled near limestone bluffs and densely forested hilltops.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Most well-known fossil sites are found in rocks such as shale, sandstone, limestone, or volcanic ash.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Designed to exude a feeling of “understated luxury,” the well-appointed abode has been designed with only the most high-caliber materials, starting with its limestone facade, which blends beautifully with the greenery that surrounds it.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Natural gas is used by glass manufacturers to run their furnaces, which melt sand, soda ash, limestone and recycled glass into molten glass blobs which are then shaped into bottles.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Instead he saw Gebu, just straightening from his inspection of the finisher’s progress on a limestone slab.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Vocabulary lists containing limestone
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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Rocks and Minerals - Middle School and High School
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