Lime is an inorganic material composed primarily of calcium oxides and hydroxides, usually calcium oxide and/or calcium hydroxide. It is also the name for calcium oxide which occurs as a product of coal-seam fires and in altered limestone xenoliths in volcanic ejecta. The International Mineralogical Association recognizes lime as a mineral with the chemical formula of CaO. The word lime originates with its earliest use as building mortar and has the sense of sticking or adhering.
Jerusalem stone is a name applied to various types of pale limestone, dolomite and dolomitic limestone, common in and around Jerusalem that have been used in building since ancient times. One of these limestones, meleke, has been used in many of the region's most celebrated structures, including the Western Wall.
India possesses a wide spectrum of dimensional stones that include granite, marble, sandstone, limestone, slate, and quartzite, in various parts of the country.
Aureobasidium namibiae, formerly known as Aureobasidium pullulans var. namibiae is a ubiquitous black, yeast-like fungus. It was described on the basis of only one strain isolated from dolomitic marble in Namibia. The species was established when the genomes of the four former varieties of Aureobasidium pullulans were sequenced and the large differences between them were discovered.
Geodermatophilus africanus is a Gram-positive, aerobic and halotolerant bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from desert sand near Ourba in the Sahara.
Geodermatophilus amargosae is a Gram-positive and aerobic bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from desert soil from the Amargosa Desert in the United States.
Geodermatophilus aquaeductus is a Gram-positive, aerobic and gamma-ray resistant bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from the surface of a calcarenite stone from the ruins of the Aqueduct of Hadrian in Tunisia.
Geodermatophilus arenarius is a Gram-positive, aerobic and xerophilic bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from desert sand from Ouré Cassoni in Chad.
Geodermatophilus bullaregiensis is an aerobic bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from the surface of a marble monument from Bulla Regia in Tunisia.
Geodermatophilus daqingensis is a Gram-positive bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from soil which was with petroleum contaminated from Daqing in China.
Geodermatophilus nigrescens is a bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from a dry river valley from Dongchuan in China.
Geodermatophilus dictyosporus is a Gram-positive and gamma-ray resistant bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from soil from the Westgard Pass in the United States.
Geodermatophilus normandii is a Gram-positive bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from desert sand from Ouré Cassoni in Chad.
Geodermatophilus pulveris is a gamma-ray resistant and aerobic bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from limestone dust from Grand Erg Oriental in Tunisia.
Geodermatophilus ruber is a bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from rhizospheric soil of the plant Astragalus membranaceus from Xining in China.
Geodermatophilus saharensis is a Gram-positive and aerobic bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from desert sand from Ouré Cassoni in Chad.
Geodermatophilus siccatus is a Gram-positive and aerobic bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from arid sand near Ourba in Chad.
Geodermatophilus telluris is a Gram-positive and aerobic bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from arid sand near Vers Ourba in Chad.
Geodermatophilus tzadiensis is a Gram-positive, aerobic and UV radiation-resistant bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from desert sand near Ouré Cassoni in Chad.
The Sierra de Almijara is a mountain range in the provinces of Granada and Málaga in southern Spain. The rocks are mainly marble, giving a white or gray color to the narrow ridges and deep ravines. The range is mostly protected by the Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park.
