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limestone
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limestone

Sedimentary rocks made of the chemical substance calcium carbonate

Entityrock typeQ23757

Also known as Kalkstein

Instance of
Subclass of

Overview

All data

91 statements · 21% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Made from material
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
  • 0369
Decomposition point
Vapor pressure
  • 0 millimetre of mercury temperature: 68°F
Solubility
  • 0.001 gram per 100 gram of solvent temperature: 68°F · solvent: water
Time-weighted average exposure limit
  • 5 milligram per cubic metre applies to jurisdiction: United States · runtime: 10 h · route of administration: inhalation administration
  • 10 milligram per cubic metre applies to jurisdiction: none · runtime: 10 h
  • 15 milligram per cubic metre applies to jurisdiction: United States · runtime: 8 h
Has characteristic
Awards
OpenStreetMap tag
  • resource=limestone
  • surface=limestone
Mohs' hardness
Associated hazard

On other databases

68 identifiers linking limestone across the web's reference databases