v0.34:Limestone

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Limestone

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Uses
Masonry Stone crafting Construction Flux
Properties
Sedimentary layer Covers deep ocean floors Material value 2☼ Fire-safe Not magma-safe Melting point 11485 °U (x) Boiling point 14000 °U (m) Ignition point none (m) Solid density 2710 kg/m³ Specific heat 800 J/kg·K Color not found
Contains
All minerals common to sedimentary layers Malachite (veins) Galena (veins) Calcite (small clusters)
Wikipedia article

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In-Game

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

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.

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  Limestone

Raws
[INORGANIC:LIMESTONE] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:STONE_TEMPLATE] [STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:limestone][DISPLAY_COLOR:7:7:1][TILE:178][REACTION_CLASS:FLUX] [SEDIMENTARY][SEDIMENTARY_OCEAN_DEEP] [MATERIAL_VALUE:2] [IS_STONE] [MELTING_POINT:11485] [SOLID_DENSITY:2710]

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Sedimentary	Calcite · Chalk · Chert · Claystone · Conglomerate · Dolomite · Limestone · Mudstone · Rock salt · Sandstone · Shale · Siltstone
Igneous	Intrusive Diorite · Gabbro · Granite Extrusive Andesite · Basalt · Dacite · Obsidian · Rhyolite
Metamorphic	Gneiss · Marble  · Phyllite · Quartzite · Schist · Slate
Ore	Adamantine, raw · Aluminum, native · Bismuthinite · Cassiterite · Copper, native · Galena · Garnierite · Gold, native · Hematite · Horn silver · Limonite · Magnetite · Malachite · Platinum, native · Silver, native · Sphalerite · Tetrahedrite
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