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What type of rock is limestone? Describe how a limestone rock is likely to change over a long period of time.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Most limestones actually start as calcium carbonate mud or shells precipitated by organisms in reefs or shallow shelf regions - the biosphere. Over time, the limestone is broken down into its chemical parts and may come back to the surface as volcanic CO2 (in the atmosphere).

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