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Toothpaste |
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Cement Mix |
The beauty of Calenque National Park primarily
comes from the contrast of the Mediterranean Sea and the white cliffs. These
cliffs are made up of limestone. The limestone itself is a sedimentary rock
made up of small fragments of biological matter such as coral and shell
particles. These fragments are formed in large part of the chemical compound
calcium carbonate(CaCO3) which is often represented by the minerals
calcite and aragonite. Similar minerals can be found in everyday items such as
cement, pharmaceuticals and toothpaste. So the limestone was made up of
organics collected on an ocean bed over long periods of time and then compacted
or cemented together to make a sedimentary rock, and they came out stunning.
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Pharmeuticals |
The limestone from this region has been quarried
for many years. One notable iconic use
of the rock from this region is the base for the Statue of Liberty.
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References:
Marseille Tourist Office. 9/12/12.
Ritter, Michael E. The Physical
Environment: an Introduction to Physical Geography.
Dal Negro, A., and L.
Ungaretti. 1971. Refinement of the crystal structure of aragonite. American Mineralogist.
56:768-772.
Graf, D. L. 1961.
Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates. American
Mineralogist. 46:1283-1316