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At the southern extremities of the National Park are areas of limestone with so-called “clint and grike” patterns, caused when rainfall erodes weaker fissures, leaving high narrow ridges or overhangs of stronger rock.
Created by erosion of the limestone rock, these holes have a layer of fresh water that lies on top and tidal sea water below; sea water forced in through countless underground fissures causes their water levels to rise or fall with the tides.
The row "Cumulative FGD Limestone Consumption (tons)" provides an estimate of the limestone consumption for the cumulative total number of FGD installations, which includes 94 GWe of current installations.
A coal with 4 percent sulfur, conservatively, will require 32 tons* of limestone per hour, or 0.064 tons per MWe per hour.
By general agreement and city ordinance, all buildings must be faced with Jerusalem limestone, giving the city’s different worlds an architectural unity and tying the city in a special way to the land on which it rests.