<p>I live in Kingston, Ontario (The Limestone City). I have always been fascinated by the different thicknesses of strata in the exposed formations. I am wondering if there is any quick and fast rule of thumb as to how long it takes to form a limestone strata or layer. 1" (2.5cm) over 10 000 years? Over 100 000 years? Longer? I realize that there are many variables involved - depth of water, temperature etc. So if I look at a meter thick layer, can I tell, generally speaking, how long it took to form that layer.
Thanks in advance</p>

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# Limestone formation

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-01-17)

I live in Kingston, Ontario (The Limestone City). I have always been fascinated by the different thicknesses of strata in the exposed formations. I am wondering if there is any quick and fast rule of thumb as to how long it takes to form a limestone strata or layer. 1" (2.5cm) over 10 000 years? Over 100 000 years? Longer? I realize that there are many variables involved - depth of water, temperature etc. So if I look at a meter thick layer, can I tell, generally speaking, how long it took to form that layer.
Thanks in advance

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