limestone

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Blood stained the white limestone rocks, blending in with the West Bank's distinctive reddish soil.

From Barron's

Nothing would be left but dust, and chunks of limestone, and bits of thatch settling on the floor.

From Literature

Dramatic waterfalls cascade over limestone steps in the Swale making this swimming spot especially picturesque.

From BBC

Eventually the entire massif stands exposed: a solitary block of limestone rising 1,800 feet above the Mojave floor.

From Los Angeles Times

Known as North America's most fertile source of dinosaur fossils, it contains massive deposits of mudstone, sandstone, and limestone from ancient rivers and floodplains.

From Science Daily