Becoming stone — death and transfiguration

Stevns Klint, Denmark. A vitalist and hylozoic commentary. Exposed limestone and chalk geology. Højerup old church. The beds of stone are massive cemeteries of prehistoric marine life. Limestone — the sedimentary rock composed chiefly of calcium carbonate, mostly the accumulated and cemented skeletal debris of marine life. Chalk — the soft, pure, highly porous white limestone formed…