Photo of Dupo, IL limestone quarry

A limestone quarry in Dupo, Illinois. Illinois is nowhere near the ocean today, but was covered by a shallow sea when this limestone formed about 300 million years ago. The limestone is mined to make cement.

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Photo taken by Joy Branlund, Southwestern Illinois College.
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