Excerpt from A Summary of the Uses of Limestone and Dolomite It should be emphasized that the processes involved in Some of the uses of limestone and dolomite are highly technical and that, before any attempt is made to exploit stone for any given use, the technology of the particular use should be thoroughly investigated. Also the uniformity, extent, and avail ability Oi the raw material and the size and availability of the market should be carefully studied. In some cases it has been difficult to distinguish between the uses of lime stone and the uses of lime. However, if a consumer purchases raw Stone, this is considered a use of limestone regardless of the fact that the consumer may subsequently Convert the limestone to lime in his process of utilization. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.