Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt
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The Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt is a geological formation in northern England characterized by extensive Jurassic-age limestone deposits that have historically been quarried for building stone and industrial use.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt Context triple: [Anston limestone, locatedIn, Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt]
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Jurassic Coast
The Jurassic Coast is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed stretch of southern England’s coastline famed for its dramatic cliffs, geological formations, and rich fossil beds spanning 185 million years of Earth’s history.
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Bedford limestone
Bedford limestone is a high-quality, fine-grained building stone from southern Indiana widely used in prominent architectural landmarks across the United States.
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C.
Millstone Grit
Millstone Grit is a coarse-grained Carboniferous sandstone formation in northern England, notably forming the rugged moorland landscapes of the Pennines.
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Southern England Chalk Formation
The Southern England Chalk Formation is a major geological unit of Cretaceous-age chalk that underlies and shapes much of southern England’s landscape, including prominent hill ranges and downlands.
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E.
Oxford Clay
Oxford Clay is a Jurassic-age marine sedimentary rock formation in England renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved fossils, especially marine reptiles and invertebrates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt Target entity description: The Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt is a geological formation in northern England characterized by extensive Jurassic-age limestone deposits that have historically been quarried for building stone and industrial use.
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A.
Jurassic Coast
The Jurassic Coast is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed stretch of southern England’s coastline famed for its dramatic cliffs, geological formations, and rich fossil beds spanning 185 million years of Earth’s history.
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B.
Bedford limestone
Bedford limestone is a high-quality, fine-grained building stone from southern Indiana widely used in prominent architectural landmarks across the United States.
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C.
Millstone Grit
Millstone Grit is a coarse-grained Carboniferous sandstone formation in northern England, notably forming the rugged moorland landscapes of the Pennines.
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D.
Southern England Chalk Formation
The Southern England Chalk Formation is a major geological unit of Cretaceous-age chalk that underlies and shapes much of southern England’s landscape, including prominent hill ranges and downlands.
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E.
Oxford Clay
Oxford Clay is a Jurassic-age marine sedimentary rock formation in England renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved fossils, especially marine reptiles and invertebrates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
limestone belt ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| extendsAcross |
parts of East Yorkshire
ⓘ
parts of North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Jurassic ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | stratified limestone beds ⓘ |
| hasColorRange |
buff limestone
ⓘ
light grey limestone ⓘ |
| hasDepositionalEnvironment | marine ⓘ |
| hasEconomicUse |
building stone
ⓘ
industrial use ⓘ |
| hasFossils |
ammonites
ⓘ
bivalves ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalPeriod | Mesozoic ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalActivity | stone quarrying ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUseSince | at least the medieval period ⓘ |
| hasImportance |
regional building stone source
ⓘ
regional industrial mineral resource ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialActivity | limestone quarrying ⓘ |
| hasQuarries |
industrial-scale quarries
ⓘ
small local quarries ⓘ |
| hasResource | limestone ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
paleontology
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sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicUnit | Jurassic system ⓘ |
| hasTexture |
fine-grained limestone
ⓘ
medium-grained limestone ⓘ |
| isSourceOf |
crushed rock
ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ lime raw material ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yorkshire
ⓘ
northern England ⓘ |
| materialUsedIn |
churches
ⓘ
farm structures ⓘ local architecture in Yorkshire ⓘ rural buildings ⓘ |
| partOf | British Jurassic outcrop belt ⓘ |
| primaryLithology | limestone ⓘ |
| regionType | carbonate platform deposits ⓘ |
| rockType | sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aggregate
ⓘ
construction ⓘ lime production ⓘ |
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Subject: Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt Description of subject: The Yorkshire Jurassic limestone belt is a geological formation in northern England characterized by extensive Jurassic-age limestone deposits that have historically been quarried for building stone and industrial use.
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