limestone: References & Edit History
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- Mississippian Subperiod
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- Silurian PeriodOccurrence and distribution of Silurian deposits
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: MIT OpenCourseWare - Limestones. | Oct 14, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pressbooks via Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project - Two Praries, One Place - Mining the Limestone. | Apr 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Indian Bureau of Mines - Limestone and Other Calcareous Materials (PDF). | Nov 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - Annals of Microbiology - The influence of inherent properties of building limestones on their bioreceptivity to phototrophic microorganisms. | Jul 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Microbiology - Nutrient availability and acid erosion determine the early colonization of limestone by lithobiontic microorganisms. | May 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NERC Open Research Archive - Limestone (PDF). | Mar 21, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Limestone (PDF). | Jan 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering - The possibilities of analysis of limestone chemical composition. | Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: MIT OpenCourseWare - Limestones. | Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Environmental Science and Development - The Characteristics of Limestone and Anthracite Coal as Filter Media in Treating Pollutants from Groundwater. | Aug 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mindat.org - Limestone. | Jun 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: USGS - Limestone?A Crucial and Versatile Industrial Mineral Commodity. | Feb 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. General Services Administration - Limestone: Characteristics, Uses And Problem. | Dec 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Natural limestone discolouration triggered by microbial activitya contribution. | May 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. General Services Administration - Limestone: Characteristics, Uses and Problem. | Sep 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Museum and Natural History - Limestone. | May 01, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Learning Hub - Limestone origins. | May 01, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Minerals Education Coalition - Limestone. | Feb 14, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Feb 11, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 05, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Rock, limestone and clay. | May 04, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Rock, limestone and clay. | Apr 01, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Limestone Rock. | Mar 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Limestone Rock. | Mar 28, 2013 | ||
| Added image of calico, or laminated, limestone. | Mar 07, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Limestone. | Jan 06, 2012 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 07, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Geology.com - Limestone. | May 21, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Mindat.org - Limestone Onyx. | May 21, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery - Limestone. | May 21, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Natural-Stones-Suppliers - Limestone Informations. | Sep 08, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Kansas - Limestone. | Jan 11, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Mineral Zone - Limestone. | Jul 03, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Kentucky Geological Survey - Limestone. | Jul 03, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: HyperPhysics - Limestone. | Jul 03, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Texas Beyond History - Limestone. | Jul 03, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 08, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 25, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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