limestone
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“From the moment you arrive, the home’s timeless Texas limestone facade, rich wood beams, and refined architectural detailing create an unmistakable sense of understated luxury,” the description notes.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
The surrounding landscape is made of karst, a type of sharp limestone terrain that lacks stable soil.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Natural gas is used by glass manufacturers to run their furnaces, which melt sand, soda ash, limestone and recycled glass into molten glass blobs which are then shaped into bottles.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Blood stained the white limestone rocks, blending in with the West Bank's distinctive reddish soil.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
Beyond the main boulevard, the city was a hodgepodge of medieval castle towers, Roman walls, limestone town houses with red-tiled roofs, and modern office buildings all crammed together.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing limestone
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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Rocks and Minerals - Middle School and High School
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