Salem Limestone formation
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The Salem Limestone formation is a thick, fossil-rich Mississippian-age limestone unit in the U.S. Midwest, widely quarried as a high-quality building stone used in many prominent American structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Salem Limestone formation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2377359 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salem Limestone formation Context triple: [Lawrence County, Indiana, geology, Salem Limestone formation]
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A.
Mitchell Limestone
Mitchell Limestone is a geologic limestone formation known from the Midwestern United States, recognized for its stratigraphic position and fossil-bearing carbonate rocks.
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B.
Harrodsburg Limestone
Harrodsburg Limestone is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock formation in the central United States, notable for its fossil-rich marine deposits and use as a building stone.
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C.
Holston Formation
The Holston Formation is a geologic unit in eastern Tennessee renowned for its high-quality crystalline limestone commonly marketed as Tennessee marble and widely used in prominent architectural projects.
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D.
Kaibab Limestone
Kaibab Limestone is a prominent Permian-age sedimentary rock layer that forms the resistant caprock of the Grand Canyon and many other cliffs and plateaus across the Colorado Plateau.
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Tura limestone
Tura limestone is a fine white Egyptian limestone historically prized for its high quality and used as the outer casing stone for major monuments such as the Great Pyramid of Giza.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salem Limestone formation Target entity description: The Salem Limestone formation is a thick, fossil-rich Mississippian-age limestone unit in the U.S. Midwest, widely quarried as a high-quality building stone used in many prominent American structures.
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A.
Mitchell Limestone
Mitchell Limestone is a geologic limestone formation known from the Midwestern United States, recognized for its stratigraphic position and fossil-bearing carbonate rocks.
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B.
Harrodsburg Limestone
Harrodsburg Limestone is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock formation in the central United States, notable for its fossil-rich marine deposits and use as a building stone.
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C.
Holston Formation
The Holston Formation is a geologic unit in eastern Tennessee renowned for its high-quality crystalline limestone commonly marketed as Tennessee marble and widely used in prominent architectural projects.
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D.
Kaibab Limestone
Kaibab Limestone is a prominent Permian-age sedimentary rock layer that forms the resistant caprock of the Grand Canyon and many other cliffs and plateaus across the Colorado Plateau.
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E.
Tura limestone
Tura limestone is a fine white Egyptian limestone historically prized for its high quality and used as the outer casing stone for major monuments such as the Great Pyramid of Giza.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
limestone unit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Indiana Limestone (in building stone trade)
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linked to:
Indiana limestone
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
carbonate platform
ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ |
| economicUse |
architectural stone
ⓘ
building stone ⓘ dimension stone ⓘ |
| formationRank | formation ⓘ |
| fossilContent |
brachiopods
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bryozoans ⓘ corals ⓘ crinoids ⓘ marine fossils ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Mississippian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod |
Carboniferous
ⓘ
linked to:
Carboniferous period
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| hasColor |
buff
ⓘ
light gray ⓘ |
| knownFor |
durability
ⓘ
ease of carving ⓘ light color ⓘ uniform texture ⓘ |
| lithology |
fossiliferous limestone
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Illinois
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Indiana ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| namedFor | Salem, Indiana ⓘ |
| overlies |
Harrodsburg Limestone (locally)
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linked to:
Harrodsburg Limestone
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| partOf | Mississippian stratigraphic sequence ⓘ |
| porosity | relatively high ⓘ |
| quarriedIn |
Indiana
ⓘ
Lawrence County, Indiana ⓘ Monroe County, Indiana ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf |
Illinois Basin
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linked to:
Illinois Basin area
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| subPeriod | Mississippian ⓘ |
| texture | fine- to medium-grained ⓘ |
| thickness | thick-bedded ⓘ |
| underlies |
St. Louis Limestone (locally)
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linked to:
St. Louis Limestone
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| usedFor |
exterior building facades
ⓘ
monuments ⓘ sculptural details ⓘ |
| usedIn | many prominent American buildings ⓘ |
| weatheringResistance | good ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salem Limestone formation Description of subject: The Salem Limestone formation is a thick, fossil-rich Mississippian-age limestone unit in the U.S. Midwest, widely quarried as a high-quality building stone used in many prominent American structures.
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