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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Limestone \Lime"stone`\ (l[imac]m"st[=o]n`), n.
A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate
of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and
is then called magnesian or {dolomitic limestone}.
Crystalline limestone is called {marble}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
limestone
n : a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was
deposited by the remains of marine animals
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Limestone, ME (CDP, FIPS 39265)
Location: 46.91184 N, 67.83089 W
Population (1990): 1245 (540 housing units)
Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 04750
Limestone, MI
Zip code(s): 49816
Limestone, NY (village, FIPS 42378)
Location: 42.02401 N, 78.63098 W
Population (1990): 459 (189 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 14753
Limestone, PA
Zip code(s): 16234
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