The limestone slabs which make up a lot of the geology on Gower have created some of the most perfect conditions for reef breaks and bass fishing in Wales. With the right swell an ...

Limestone pavements are made up of large slabs of rock called clints, interspersed with cracks called grikes that can be a few meters deep. Living in these grikes is a secret world of plant life ...

Limestone is also used to remove impurities from the blast furnace when making iron. The impurities are mostly silicon dioxide (also known as sand). The calcium carbonate in the limestone reacts ...

Calcium carbonate, calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide are all made from limestone and have important applications so it is important to know how they are made. Calcium oxide (also known as ...

Torsten Bell is said to have been behind the much-mocked "Ed Stone" which was carved with Ed Miliband's election pledges.

The system was utilized to maneuver 1,500-lb. limestone slabs measuring 4 ft. tall and 5 ft. wide in the vertical position. “Anybody that cuts with a vertical saw faces the same dilemma ...

Now grave slabs from the structure have been unearthed ... The objective appears to have been transporting limestone from one port to another. During the voyage, the ship sank off the coast ...