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==In-Game==
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Like [[dolomite]] and [[chalk]], '''limestone''' is a [[flux]] stone which forms entire [[sedimentary layer]]s. In addition, limestone layers are the only sedimentary layers to contain [[galena]] or [[malachite]].
 
Like [[dolomite]] and [[chalk]], '''limestone''' is a [[flux]] stone which forms entire [[sedimentary layer]]s. In addition, limestone layers are the only sedimentary layers to contain [[galena]] or [[malachite]].
  
In general, limestone layers tend to yield more ores 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 [[DF2012:Craft | crafting]] as a result of limestone's flux property.
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In general, limestone layers tend to yield more ores 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.
  
 
"Limestone" is also the name of the seventh month of the dwarven [[calendar]], covering early Autumn.
 
"Limestone" is also the name of the seventh month of the dwarven [[calendar]], covering early Autumn.
  
 
==In Real Life==
 
==In Real Life==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone '''Limestone''']  is a sedimentary rock composed largely of minerals like [[calcite]]. it usually contains the remains of marine organisms, and varying amounts of [[clay]], [[silt]] and [[sand]] (terrestrial detritus) carried in by [[river]]s.
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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.
  
  

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Limestone
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Uses
Properties
Fire-safe Not magma-safe
Contains

Wikipedia article

This article is about an older version of DF.

Like dolomite and chalk, limestone is a flux stone which forms entire sedimentary layers. In addition, limestone layers are the only sedimentary layers to contain galena or malachite.

In general, limestone layers tend to yield more ores and gems 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 crafting as a result of limestone's flux property.

"Limestone" is also the name of the seventh month of the dwarven calendar, covering early Autumn.

In Real Life[edit]

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 rivers.


Sedimentary
Igneous
Intrusive
Extrusive
Metamorphic
Ore
Economic
Other