Magnesian Limestone

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Magnesian Limestone is a dolomitic sedimentary rock formation in northern England, notable for its distinctive pale color and use as a building stone.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Magnesian Limestone canonical 4
Permian Magnesian Limestone 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dolomitic limestone ⓘ
geologic formation ⓘ
sedimentary rock ⓘ
color cream ⓘ
pale ⓘ
yellowish ⓘ
contains calcite ⓘ
dolomite ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
depositionalEnvironment evaporitic ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ
forms coastal cliffs ⓘ
escarpment ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Permian ⓘ
hasEcologicalSignificance supports calcareous grassland habitats ⓘ
supports species-rich grasslands ⓘ
hasEconomicUse aggregate ⓘ
cement raw material ⓘ
lime production ⓘ
hasEngineeringProperty durable building stone ⓘ
hasPorosity moderate ⓘ
hasStratigraphicUnit Consett Dolomite ⓘ
Ford Formation ⓘ
Raisby Formation ⓘ
Seaham Formation ⓘ
hasTexture fine-grained ⓘ
massive ⓘ
isSubjectOf Magnesian Limestone Natural Area (Natural England) ⓘ
lithology dolomitic limestone ⓘ
dolostone ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
locatedIn County Durham ⓘ
Northumberland ⓘ
Tyne and Wear ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
northern England ⓘ
linked to: Northern England
notableExposure Durham coast ⓘ
linked to: Durham Coast

Magnesian Limestone escarpment ⓘ
Sunderland coast ⓘ
Tynemouth cliffs ⓘ
overlies Carboniferous rocks ⓘ
partOf Zechstein Group ⓘ
region East Durham Plateau ⓘ
underlies Triassic rocks ⓘ
usedFor architectural stone ⓘ
building stone ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Dinnington area → geology → Magnesian Limestone ⓘ
South Anston → hasGeology → Magnesian Limestone ⓘ
Magnesian Limestone escarpment → composedOf → Magnesian Limestone ⓘ
Anston Stones Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest → hasGeologicalInterest → Permian Magnesian Limestone ⓘ
linked to: Magnesian Limestone