Stiperstones Quartzite

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Stiperstones Quartzite is a hard, silica-rich quartzite rock formation that forms the rugged ridge and distinctive tors of the Stiperstones hills in Shropshire, England.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Stiperstones Quartzite canonical 1
Taunus quartzite 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic unit ⓘ
quartzite ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ
silica-rich rock ⓘ
associatedWith Stiperstones SSSI ⓘ
linked to: Stiperstones

Stiperstones nature conservation designations ⓘ
composition quartz ⓘ
silica ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
exposedAt Stiperstones National Nature Reserve ⓘ
forms ridge of the Stiperstones hills ⓘ
tors of the Stiperstones hills ⓘ
formsLandform rocky tors ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
geologicalSignificance controls topography of Stiperstones ridge ⓘ
lithology quartzite ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Shropshire ⓘ
Stiperstones ⓘ
West Midlands region ⓘ
linked to: West Midlands
notableFeature jagged tors ⓘ
rugged ridge topography ⓘ
partOf Shropshire Hills ⓘ
Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
Stiperstones ridge ⓘ
linked to: Stiperstones
resistanceToErosion high ⓘ
texture hard ⓘ
massive ⓘ
usedFor geological field studies ⓘ
visibility forms prominent skyline features ⓘ
weatheringStyle blocky ⓘ
frost-shattered blocks ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stiperstones → rockType → Stiperstones Quartzite ⓘ
Old King → hasGeology → Taunus quartzite ⓘ
linked to: Stiperstones Quartzite