what can you use limestone for?

Answer 1

Limestone is especially popular in architecture, and many landmarks around the world, especially in North America and Europe, are made primarily of the material. So many buildings in Kingston, Ontario, Canada were constructed from it, that it was nicknamed the 'Limestone City'. Limestone is readily available and relatively easy to cut into blocks or more elaborate carving. It is also long-lasting and stands up well to exposure. However, it is a very heavy material, making it impractical for tall buildings. It is also quite expensive.

Limestone was most popular in the early 20th and late 19th centuries. Train stations, banks and other structures from that era are normally made of limestone. Limestone is used as a facade on some skyscrapers, but only in thin plates for covering rather than solid blocks. In the United States, Indiana, most notably the Bloomington area, has long been a source of high quality quarried limestone, called Indiana limestone.[2] Many famous buildings in London are built from Portland limestone.

Limestone was also a very popular building block in the middle ages in the areas where it occurred since it is hard, durable, and commonly occurs in easily accessible surface exposures. Many medieval churches and castles in Europe are made of limestone. Beer stone was a popular kind of limestone for medieval buildings in southern England.

Limestone and marble are very reactive to acid solutions, making acid rain a significant problem. Many limestone statues and building surfaces have suffered severe damage due to acid rain. Acid-based cleaning chemicals can also etch limestone, which should only be cleaned with a neutral or mild alkaline-based cleaner.


Other uses include:

the manufacture of quicklime (calcium oxide)and slaked lime (calcium hydroxide)
cement and mortar
pulverized limestone is used as a soil conditioner to neutralize acid soil conditions
crushed for use as aggregate - the solid base for many roads
geological formations of limestone are among the best petroleum reservoirs
as a reagent in desulfurizations
glass making
toothpaste

Answer 2

Uses of limestone

Courthouse built of limestone in Manhattan, KansasLimestone is especially popular in architecture, and many landmarks around the world, especially in North America and Europe, are made primarily of the material. So many buildings in Kingston, Ontario, Canada were constructed from it, that it was nicknamed the 'Limestone City'. Limestone is readily available and relatively easy to cut into blocks or more elaborate carving. It is also long-lasting and stands up well to exposure. However, it is a very heavy material, making it impractical for tall buildings. It is also quite expensive.

Limestone was most popular in the early 20th and late 19th centuries. Train stations, banks and other structures from that era are normally made of limestone. Limestone is used as a facade on some skyscrapers, but only in thin plates for covering rather than solid blocks. In the United States, Indiana, most notably the Bloomington area, has long been a source of high quality quarried limestone, called Indiana limestone.[2] Many famous buildings in London are built from Portland limestone.

Limestone was also a very popular building block in the middle ages in the areas where it occurred since it is hard, durable, and commonly occurs in easily accessible surface exposures. Many medieval churches and castles in Europe are made of limestone. Beer stone was a popular kind of limestone for medieval buildings in southern England.


A limestone plate with a negative map of Moosburg in Bavaria is prepared for a lithography printLimestone and marble are very reactive to acid solutions, making acid rain a significant problem. Many limestone statues and building surfaces have suffered severe damage due to acid rain. Acid-based cleaning chemicals can also etch limestone, which should only be cleaned with a neutral or mild alkaline-based cleaner.


Other uses include:

The manufacture of quicklime (calcium oxide) and slaked lime (calcium hydroxide)
Cement and mortar
Pulverized limestone is used as a soil conditioner to neutralize acid soil conditions
Crushed for use as aggregate - the solid base for many roads
Geological formations of limestone are among the best petroleum reservoirs
As a reagent in desulfurizations
Glass making
Toothpaste

Answer 3

Limestone can be put into acidic lakes to neutralize them so that animals and plants can continue to live in them. This process is called liming. The only drawbacks are that as long as there is acid rain and other factors contributing to the high acidity of the lake liming must continue on a frequent and regular basis. As well this presses is very expensive the way that the limestone powder is put into the lake is by air planes dropping it into the lake. lakes that already had limestone in it naturally are safe from the treat of high acid levels. hope this helped.

Answer 4

Limestone is used on most roads, footpaths,car parks etc, it forms the hard base underneath the tarmac.

Answer 5

since limestone is a base, you can use it as a nutralizer.
Anything acid you can neutralize by putting lime on it and that acid will be safe for the environment because it is neutralized.

Answer 6

It is used for flooring, walls, and sinks. Limestone is used for kitchen islands, range hood covers, vanities, and for limited countertop use. Fireplaces, statues, columns, steps, pool decks, paving. It comes in slabs (large pieces/blocks of stone) or in tiles.

Answer 7

Can be used in concrete and makes excellent hard core for a driveway.

Answer 8

A tombstone ??