Magnesian Limestone succession

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Permian rock unit geological formation stratigraphic succession

The Magnesian Limestone succession is a geological sequence of Permian-age dolomitic limestone formations that forms a distinctive belt across parts of northern and central England.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Magnesian Limestone succession canonical 1
Permian stratigraphy of the United Kingdom 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Permian rock unit ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ
stratigraphic succession ⓘ
contains dolomite ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
country England ⓘ
depositionalEnvironment evaporitic ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ
extendsFrom Nottinghamshire ⓘ
extendsTo County Durham ⓘ
forms distinctive belt ⓘ
geologicalAge Permian ⓘ
hasCharacteristic magnesium-rich carbonate ⓘ
well-developed escarpments ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance construction industry ⓘ
quarrying ⓘ
hasOutcropsIn Durham ⓘ
Nottinghamshire ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
hasStratigraphicRank group ⓘ
isPartOf Magnesian Limestone succession self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Permian stratigraphy of the United Kingdom
isRecognizedBy British Geological Survey ⓘ
lithology dolomitic limestone ⓘ
overlies Carboniferous rocks ⓘ
partOf Permian Basin of northern England ⓘ
region central England ⓘ
Northern England ⓘ
surface form: northern England
underlies Triassic rocks ⓘ
usedFor aggregate ⓘ
building stone ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Anston limestone → partOf → Magnesian Limestone succession ⓘ
Magnesian Limestone succession → isPartOf → Magnesian Limestone succession self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian stratigraphy of the United Kingdom