Where Is Quicklime Made?

Quicklime is produced by heating naturally-occurring limestone rock, which contains calcium carbonate. Being highly alkaline in nature, quicklime tends to react with the acidic carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere to again form calcium carbonate, or limestone, from which it was produced in the first place.

Where does quick lime come from?

Quicklime, the product of calcination of limestone (calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate), consists of the oxides of calcium and magnesium and, in the United States, it is available in three forms: High calcium quicklime -- derived from limestone containing 0 to 5 percent magnesium carbonate.

Where is quicklime found?

The world's largest limestone quarry, Calcite Quarry in Michigan, has been active since 1910. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory. Lime is the common term for several chemicals in three major categories: quicklime, hydrated lime and refractory dead-burned dolomite. Lime is almost never found naturally.