by Miami Limestone | Oct 7, 2022 | Building
Is limestone a good choice for flooring? Limestone flooring, like marble or granite, is a natural material. Because of its distinct composition, it works well as a specialized flooring type. Limestone flooring is a beautiful natural stone that is quite versatile. It...
by Miami Limestone | Oct 7, 2022 | Building
How many types of limestone are there? Limestone is a popular building material, both inside and outside the home. In the home, limestone is frequently utilized for structures such as countertops, backsplashes, and vanity tops. Outside the home, limestone is used for...
by Miami Limestone | Oct 7, 2022 | Building, Environment
Can I mix limestone with cement? Limestone is a common rock that accounts for around 10% of all sedimentary rocks. Limestone is composed of calcite and aragonite. Many limestones are formed from the skeletal pieces of marine creatures. Many people throughout history...
by Miami Limestone | Aug 25, 2022 | Building
What are the properties of limestone? Physically, limestone is a type of sedimentary rock that is hard, compact, and has fine to very fine grained calcareous grains. Marbles and limestone are both siliceous calcium carbonate rocks chemically. Acid sensitivity is a...
by Miami Limestone | Aug 25, 2022 | Building
Why is limestone mined in Florida? Florida has collected limestone, shell, and dolomite types of marine deposits throughout millions of years during periods when the state was submerged in ocean or shallow marshes. Limestones developed at this time as a result of...
by Miami Limestone | Aug 24, 2022 | Building
Can limestone be used as a concrete aggregate? Yes. To make Portland cement—the most common type of cement—(with) powdered limestone is heated in a rotary kiln. It combines with powdered clay as a calcium source to create clinker, which is then crushed with a sulfate...
by Miami Limestone | Jul 16, 2022 | Building
Micrite (Microcrystalline Limestone) Most marine micrite deposits start off as soft carbonate mud on the sea floor. This carbonated mud is almost like regular mud, except that it’s (in the Bahamas) very white. On vacation you can go into the ocean and get back...
by Miami Limestone | Jul 16, 2022 | Building
What Is Chalk? Chalk is limestone composed mostly of calcium carbonate, which comes from microscopic marine organisms known as foraminifera and from the calcareous remains of marine algae known as coccoliths. The most common chalk is white or light gray in color, is...
by Miami Limestone | Jul 16, 2022 | Building
What is honed limestone? A honed floor is a type of floor with a polished finish. It is not as well known as polished flooring (read more about limestone flooring here). However, it is a great choice if you don’t want to go for fully polished, but you are still...
by Miami Limestone | Jul 13, 2022 | Building
What Is Caliche? Caliche is a layer of sedimentary rock where the particles have been cemented together by the precipitation of minerals in their interstitial spaces. The cement is usually made of one or more of the following: calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate,...
