Dent marble

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Dent marble is a distinctive decorative stone historically quarried and crafted in the Dent area of Yorkshire, England, prized for its use in ornamental architecture and objects.

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Dent marble canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building material ⓘ
decorative stone ⓘ
ornamental stone ⓘ
associatedWith Dent village ⓘ
Yorkshire Dales stone trade ⓘ
classificationNote trade name rather than strict petrological term ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalSignificance part of local heritage of Dentdale ⓘ
foundInAdministrativeArea Westmorland and Furness unitary authority ⓘ
geologicalType carboniferous limestone ⓘ
hasAppearance dark grey ground with lighter veining ⓘ
polishes to a high gloss ⓘ
hasColor blackish grey ⓘ
dark grey ⓘ
hasNotableIndustry local quarrying ⓘ
local stone carving ⓘ
hasPattern conspicuous veining ⓘ
fossil fragments visible in section ⓘ
historicallyExportedTo other parts of Britain ⓘ
overseas markets ⓘ
isMisnomer not a true geological marble ⓘ
locatedInArea Dent ⓘ
Yorkshire Dales ⓘ
locatedInCountry England ⓘ
locatedInRegion Cumbria ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
materialClass limestone ⓘ
periodOfIntensiveUse 19th century ⓘ
quarriedIn Dentdale ⓘ
River Dee valley ⓘ
relatedTo other British decorative limestones ⓘ
transportedVia packhorse routes from Dentdale ⓘ
usedFor altars ⓘ
architectural columns ⓘ
balustrades ⓘ
chimneypieces ⓘ
fireplace surrounds ⓘ
flooring inlays ⓘ
fonts ⓘ
ornamental objects ⓘ
table tops ⓘ
usedIn Victorian architecture ⓘ
domestic interiors ⓘ
ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
valuedFor decorative qualities ⓘ
durability ⓘ
fine polish ⓘ

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