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Lime Stone: The Sedimentary Wonder

Author: Ras Agarwal
by Ras Agarwal
Posted: Apr 14, 2014

Limestone is amongst the most common types of rocks found on earth. About 10% of the surface of our planet is made from limestone. In addition to this, around 50% of all the oil and natural gas reserve is trapped in the limestone reserve.

The rock limestone is usually formed by 2 types of mineral:

  • Calcite or
  • Aragonite

Limestone is widely available and can be very easily carved into blocks. It is extremely durable and can withstand adverse environment. In natural form, limestone is formed by microscopic organism living in the sea. It easily dissolves in natural water – allowing creation of cave, shafts, natural bridges and sculpted rocks. It is used as an important constituent in making agricultural lime and cement.

A Perfect Mineral For Construction

For several hundreds of years, Limestone has been used as a base for construction of many structural designs all around the globe. The use of limestone can be traced in several architectures in North America and Europe. It gained popularity during the late 19th century and early 20th. Today, you may find a lot of train stations, bank and other structures made in that era.Limestone is widely available and extremely easy to cut into blocks and has a great potential to withstand even the harshest of environments.

Limestone Quarrying

Quarrying refers to drilling hole along the perimeter of mines, followed by cutting stones through saw equipped with diamond wires and by employing hydraulic splitters. If bedding planes are visible, forklifts may be used to pick out the blocks. Once the bench is cut or split, heavy equipment is used to lift the entire bench and transferred to inspection area for

  • Grading
  • Temporary storage
  • Pre processing
  • Shipment

The first step in quarrying is to gain access to the limestone deposit. Limestone deposits are extracted by removing the layer of earth, vegetation and rock unsuitable for product. This is also known as "overburden". The overburden is transferred to onsite storage. At this point of time, the face of limestone is exposed. Here, other stones and gravels are removed from the quarry, leaving aside limestone deposits that may be used for further processing.

Agarwal Min Chem. Ltd has carved a niche amongst the leading Suppliers of Lime, Cement and Minerals, Ordinary Lime Stone Powder, China Clay, Portland Cement and Fine Minerals. Backed by an efficient staff, the company delivers only high quality products at an affordable price. For more details, please feel free to go through http://www.agarwalgroups.com/.

About the Author

Agarwal Min Chem. Ltd is one of the reliable Lime Suppliers India, also one of the prominent Gypsum Suppliers in Rajasthan.

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