Some facts about limestone
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Article
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1915
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A ton of absolutely pure limestone would burn to a little over half its weight of lime, or about 112o pounds, which, counting 8o pounds to a bushel, would give 14 bushels of lime to a ton. The weight of the burned product, however, generally averages more than this, owing to impurities in the limest