English to afrikaans meaning of

limestone

Kalksteen is 'n selfstandige naamwoord wat verwys na 'n sedimentêre gesteente wat hoofsaaklik uit kalsiumkarbonaat (CaCO3) in die vorm van die mineraal kalsiet bestaan. Dit bevat dikwels ander minerale en onsuiwerhede, soos klei, slik en organiese materiaal. Kalksteen vorm van die ophoping van mariene fossiele, koraal, skulpe en ander kalsiumryke materiale oor lang tydperke.Kalksteen is tipies lig van kleur, wat wissel van wit tot grys, maar dit kan ook voorkom in verskeie skakerings van geel, bruin en selfs swart. Dit word algemeen as boumateriaal gebruik en word wyd in die konstruksiebedryf gebruik vir die vervaardiging van sement, beton en aggregate. Kalksteen word ook gebruik in die vervaardiging van kalk, as 'n vloeimiddel in metallurgie, en as 'n grondversorger in die landbou.Daarbenewens word kalksteen gereeld as 'n dekoratiewe klip in argitektuur en landskapsontwerp gebruik as gevolg van sy natuurlike skoonheid en duursaamheid. Sy poreuse aard laat dit maklik gekerf en gevorm word, wat dit 'n gewilde keuse maak vir beeldhouwerke en monumente. Kalksteen word in baie streke regoor die wêreld aangetref en speel 'n belangrike rol in verskeie industriële, kommersiële en artistieke toepassings.

Sentence Examples

  1. These were some of the older houses, almost Cape Cod-like, with green shutters and slate dormers, perched up on the craggy limestone bluffs overlooking the river.
  2. Kallan gasped this time and studied the limestone tips above her as her body shook against the pain she could no longer feel.
  3. Actually beautiful, if you were only visiting one of the picturesque shops and bakeries downtown, or looking down from the limestone bluffs at the slow-rolling Mississippi.
  4. It was enough to outline a pillar of limestone that had not been there before and, at once, she saw it and understood.
  5. Then he remembered the effect on him when he exposed the limestone.
  6. Accessories, furniture, and décor dressed the limestone cave, making it into a proper home.
  7. Nestled along the limestone bluffs of the Mississippi, so safe and secure.
  8. Stout walls of hard limestone gleamed in the sunlight, thick and strong to behold, dotted with numerous towers.
  9. Statues carved from limestone and ebony alabaster and great white pillars adorned every hall.
  10. A limestone facade mined from local Betscha quarries in the 1870s covered all three stories of the impressive building.
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