Science Lesson #7

What Rock Is a building in your town made of?

I live in Indiana, which is famous for limestone. I live in the capital of Indiana, Indianapolis. So I chose the Indiana state house, which is made of limestone.

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, meaning that it is a bunch of tiny pieces cemented together. Limestone is, in my opinion, a cross between really light brown and a really light grey. I don’t remember actually feeling limestone before, but from looking a pictures, I imagine it is kind of grainy. If the information I found is correct, than limestone is made out of calcite and dolomite.

Indiana Limestone: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Bedford%2C_IN_limestone%2C_Indiana_Statehouse.JPG/800px-Bedford%2C_IN_limestone%2C_Indiana_Statehouse.JPG
Calcite-20188.jpg
Calcite: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Calcite-20188.jpg
Dolomite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomite_(mineral)#/media/File:Dolomite_Luzenac.jpg

Images Courtesy of Wikipedia