Limestone | Types, Properties, Composition, Formation, Uses
Carboniferous Limestone. Coquina – A sedimentary rock that is composed mostly of fragments of shells. Coral rag. Chalk – A soft, white, porous sedimentary rock made of calcium carbonate. Fossiliferous limestone. Lithographic limestone. Oolite – Sedimentary rock formed from ooids. Ragstone – Work done with stones that are quarried in ...