Write a note on Limestone.###State the uses of limestone. - Vidyadip

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Write a note on Limestone.###State the uses of limestone.

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The mixture of sand, water and lime is called ‘Mortar’.

It is used in for making cement, colour, soda ash, soap, sugar purification, lime, melting iron, paper etc.
Estimated quantity of limestone in India is $1,69,941$ million tonnes.
Nearly $75\%$ of limestone is produced in Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgadh, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan.
In Gujarat it is found in Junagadh, Jamnagar, Amreli, Kutch and Kheda.
Limestone found in Jamnagar district contains $97\%$ lime, which is used in making cement and soda ash.

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