What is the Spanish word for "limestone"?

Learn how to say "limestone" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

limestone

Spanish

piedra caliza

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Examples of how to use "limestone" in Spanish

English
This is a very soft type of limestone.
Spanish
Este es un tipo de piedra caliza muy suave.
English
The old wall is made of limestone blocks.
Spanish
La vieja pared está hecha de bloques de piedra caliza.
English
Limestone often forms near warm, shallow seas.
Spanish
La piedra caliza suele formarse cerca de mares cálidos y poco profundos.
English
We found fossils hidden inside a limestone cliff.
Spanish
Encontramos fósiles escondidos dentro de un acantilado de piedra caliza.
English
They quarried limestone to build the town church.
Spanish
Extrajeron piedra caliza para construir la iglesia del pueblo.

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This is a very soft type of limestone.

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