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Limestone Crossword Clue

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noun

• A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.

• An ooid or oolith.

25%6Limestone regions with deep fissures and sinkholes
noun

• A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.

25%7 Component of limestone
noun

• a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone

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New York Times30 Jan 1977 Down 107
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