Limestone high quality quarried limestone, called Indiana limestone. Many famous buildings in London are built from Portland limestone. Limestone was also a very popular building block in the Middle Ages in the areas where it occurred, since it is hard, durable, and commonly occurs in easily accessible surface exposures. Many medieval churches and castles in Europe are made of limestone. Beer stone was a popular kind of limestone for medieval buildings in southern England. Limestone and (to a lesser extent) marble are reactive to acid solutions, making acid rain a significant problem to the preservation of artifacts made from this stone.
Javier (name) leader of the fictional X-Men, however it is not incorrect to pronounce it this was when considering its Basque origin or that many 'X' words derive in English from the Greek phonetics, which pronounce it as a 'Ks' sound. Javier (name) Javier () is the Spanish spelling of the masculine name Xavier. The name derives from the Catholic Saint called Francis de Xavier, where "Xavier" refers to the saint's birthplace. This birthplace name, in turn, has Basque roots, etymologically originating in the word "etxaberri" ("etxe berri" in standard spelling), meaning "castle" or "new house". The original place name went through