a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave.
The reinforced concrete structure is faced in coarsely textured limestone block, which are laid in courses of varying height.
In return for a cozy, safe place to live, the algae provide the building blocks polps need to survive and make limestone to build the reef structures.
It gave no information about his station in life, but the fact that he was buried in a coffin made of limestone from Thebes suggested he was very wealthy, Hawass said.
We may burn limestone to obtain lime.
The Eisriesenwelt is a natural limestone ice cave located in Austria, about 40 km south of Salzburg.
The scenery from the train - limestone peaks, lakes and flowery meadows on a mountain plateau - is a delight and the excursions are quirky and esoteric.
We were invited to do the study of the environmental impact of limestone mining in Doon Valley in 1981 which eventually became the basis of a Supreme Court case.
The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty.
The rock was limestone and the main place that we climbed at was called the “Great Arch.
He did not try to plant a Spanish flag atop the limestone outcrop that gives Gibraltar its nickname of “the Rock”. Nor did he renounce a centuries-old battle to regain sovereignty.
The second set consisted of patina ― a chemical film encrustation on one of the limestone boxes.
The Cameron Highlands offer a spectacular view of limestone hills and mountains dripping with vine-like vegetation and the lowlands filled with banana and date palm trees.
Caves form when water infiltrates limestone.
Garrigue Scrub woodland a secondary formation derived from the original mixed forest, characteristic of limestone areas of the Mediterranean region, with low rainfall and thin, dry soils.
First, it poured industrial quantities of lime (pulverised limestone or chalk) onto the soil to reduce levels of acidity.
Malta's major resources are limestone, a favourable geographic location, and a productive Labour force.
The team also re-clad a fireplace with dry-stack limestone and overhauled an entry vestibule, replacing solid walls with glass to enable views outward.
Cement is made from limestone.
Therefore, it ensures the normal operation of inertial vibrating feeder and vibratoing screen, reasonable consumption of electric energy, smooth transport and unloading of bauxite and limestone and the reliable and safe operation of the mine.
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