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  • Limestone: Composition, Formation, and Characteristics
    The sedimentary rock composed of the mineral calcite is limestone.

    Here's why:

    * Calcite (CaCO3) is the primary mineral component of limestone.

    * Limestone forms from the accumulation of marine organism remains (like shells, coral, and algae), which are rich in calcium carbonate.

    * It can also form through chemical precipitation of calcium carbonate from water.

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