limestone

Summary

limestone is a material^[1]. limestone ranks in the top 1% of material entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,646 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• limestone received the Rock of the Year^[3].
• limestone's instance of is recorded as material^[4].
• limestone is made of calcite^[5].
• limestone is made of aragonite^[6].
• limestone is a type of carbonate rock^[7].
• limestone's Commons category is recorded as Limestone^[8].
• limestone's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Limestone^[9].
• limestone's Commons gallery is recorded as Limestone^[10].
• limestone's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[11].
• limestone's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as resource=limestone^[12].
• limestone's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as surface=limestone^[13].
• limestone's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• limestone's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• limestone's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• limestone's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• limestone's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[18].
• limestone's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[19].
• limestone's has effect is recorded as limestone exposure^[20].
• limestone's has characteristic is recorded as hygroscopy^[21].
• limestone's NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is recorded as 0369^[22].
• limestone's decomposition point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+2442'}^[23].
• limestone's decomposition point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+1517'}^[24].
• limestone's vapor pressure is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6859652', 'amount': '+0'}^[25].
• limestone's solubility is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21127659', 'amount': '+0.001'}^[26].
• limestone's time-weighted average exposure limit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21077820', 'amount': '+5'}^[27].

Body

Recognition

limestone received the Rock of the Year^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for limestone include Limestone County^[28], a county of Texas^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1846^[31] and Pachycondyla calcarea^[32], a fossil taxon^[33].

Why It Matters

limestone ranks in the top 1% of material entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,646 views/month).^[2] limestone has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] limestone is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for limestone include Limestone County^[28], a county of Texas^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1846^[31] and Pachycondyla calcarea^[32], a fossil taxon^[33].

FAQs

What awards did limestone receive?

Honors received include Rock of the Year^[3].