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Limestone identification

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This resource includes a PowerPoint explaining how limestones are classified and identified. It also includes a limestone ID sheet, a worksheet for a practical looking at limestones, photographs of limestone hand specimens and photographs of thin sections of the hand specimens. There are answer sheets included in the resource.

Click on the image to download the PowerPoint
Click on the image to download the A3 ID sheet
Click on the image to download the pdf of the limestone worksheet
Click on the image to download a pdf of the answers to the limestone worksheet
Click on the image to download the pdf of the limestone hand specimens and thin sections
Topic: Rocks, Minerals and FossilsLevel: College, School, UniversityRole: Students, Teachers

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