https://dwarffortresswiki.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=DanimalXIIIDwarf Fortress Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-04-10T23:38:03ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.11https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=Limestone&diff=281766Limestone2023-01-02T16:41:18Z<p>DanimalXIII: Added what Limestone chunks can be used to make</p>
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'''Limestone''', like [[dolomite]] and [[chalk]], is a [[flux]] [[stone]] which forms entire [[sedimentary layer]]s. In addition, limestone layers are the only sedimentary layers to contain [[galena]] or [[malachite]].<br />
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Limestone chunks can be used to make: [[steel bars]], [[pig iron bars]], [[quicklime]], [[furniture]] and can be used in building<br />
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In general, limestone layers tend to yield more [[ore]]s and [[gem]]s per volume mined than those of other stones, which makes them a prime candidate for exploratory [[mining]]. Any overburden thus generated will also be doubly valuable compared to regular stone for [[craft]]ing as a result of limestone's flux property.<br />
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"Limestone" is also the name of the seventh month of the dwarven [[calendar]], covering early Autumn.<br />
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==In real life==<br />
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of minerals like [[calcite]]. It can also contain silica in the form of [[chert]], and varying amounts of [[clay]], [[silt]] and [[sand]] carried in by [[river]]s. In addition to its real-world use in steel production, limestone is highly durable and weather-resistant, and has been used in construction for, effectively, all of human history -- the Great Pyramids are built of limestone blocks.<br />
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File:Limestone.jpg|Limestone<br />
File:An elbow column.jpg| An elbow column made from limestone.<br />
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