Limestone and Quarrying

Limestone has many uses, many of which we don't realise.

For Edexcel GCSE you will need to know

• What limestone is commonly used for.
• How limestone is extracted from the Earth (quarrying) along with its advantages and disadvantages.

Here is a link to a good video tutorial on the uses of limestone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8cPHEOuWMo&index=62&list=PLW0gavSzhMlReKGMVfUt6YuNQsO0bqSMV

Here is a link to a video tutorial on limestone quarrying:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVv4Swi_BdE&list=PLW0gavSzhMlReKGMVfUt6YuNQsO0bqSMV&index=47

Here are the BBC Bitesize pages on limestone, its uses and quarrying:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel/materials_from_earth/calcium_carbonaterev1.shtml