Lime, made from ground limestone rock, comes in two main forms: calcitic lime (high in calcium carbonate) and dolomitic lime (contains magnesium as well). Applying lime not only adds calcium to ...

Found all over the world, calcite is the most stable form of calcium carbonate and is the main mineral found in limestone. We find calcite in the ocean, in shells or hard parts of marine organisms ...

Composed principally of calcite, limestone is vulnerable to chemical weathering by water (solution) and dissolves easily In the Yorkshire dales exposure of very extensive pavements may be partly ...