Limestone Tile Selections

Lime in limestone comes from seawater. Calcium carbonate, silica, clay, silt and sand are the components of limestone. Just like travertine, limestone is calcium rich sedimentary rock. Continued deposits of layered minerals, organic compounds and marine organisms been compacted by immense pressure and high temperatures to form the stones. This lithification process is what gives limestone its smooth, granular, and occasionally porous surface.