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Oil shale and Limestone Uses


Limestone and Oil shale Uses


Uses

Architecture
  
  

Interior Uses
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Decorative Aggregates, Interior Decoration  

Exterior Uses
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As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings  

Other Architectural Uses
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Curbing  

Industry
  
  

Construction Industry
Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Serves as an Oil and Gas Reservoir rock  
Cement Manufacture, Cobblestones, for Road Aggregate, Production of Glass and Ceramics, Raw material for the manufacture of mortar, Roadstone, Source of calcium  

Medical Industry
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In Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry, Medicines and Cosmetics  

Antiquity Uses
Artifacts  
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines  

Other Uses
  
  

Commercial Uses
An Oil and Gas Reservoir  
Animal feed filler, As a Feed Additive for Livestock, Paper Industry, Raw material for manufacture of quicklime, slaked lime, Soil Conditioner, Used in aquariums, Whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper  

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Uses of Oil shale and Limestone

There are many uses of Oil shale and Limestone based on their unique properties. All rocks due to their properties, texture, color etc. have variety of uses. Know all about Oil shale and Limestone and their uses in industries and architecture in the upcoming sections.

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