Quarry exposing thin bedded limestone of Cenomanian age, that is late Cretaceous of about 100 My old. Location is near Rheine in west Germany. The qua

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Quarry exposing thin bedded limestone of Cenomanian age, that is late Cretaceous of about 100 My old. Location is near Rheine in west Germany. The quarried limestone is used in the cement industry as well as for soil liming in agriculture.

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Keywords: -, agriculture, bedded, bedding, cement, cenomanian, cretaceous, farming, germany, industry, limestone, liming, quarry, quarrying, soil, thin