Limestone vs Graystone - What's the difference?
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(mineralogy) An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO?); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
Made of or with limestone.
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*:The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
(uncountable) A type of gray, volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron
A building made of any type of gray stone, such as limestone
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As nouns the difference between limestone and graystone
is that limestone is (mineralogy) an abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (caco₃); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous while graystone is (uncountable) a type of gray, volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.As an adjective limestone
is made of or with limestone.limestone
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(wikipedia limestone)Noun
Hyponyms
* (mineralogy) bluestone, burrstone, calp, coquina, coral rag, chalk, malm, travertine, tufaSee also
* karstAdjective
(-)Anagrams
* milestonegraystone
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Alternative forms
*greystone (mostly UK)Noun
(en noun)citation
