Salem Limestone formation
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The Salem Limestone formation is a thick, fossil-rich Mississippian-age limestone unit in the U.S. Midwest, widely quarried as a high-quality building stone used in many prominent American structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salem Limestone formation canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
limestone unit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Indiana limestone
ⓘ
surface form:
Indiana Limestone (in building stone trade)
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
carbonate platform
ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ |
| economicUse |
architectural stone
ⓘ
building stone ⓘ dimension stone ⓘ |
| formationRank | formation ⓘ |
| fossilContent |
brachiopods
ⓘ
bryozoans ⓘ corals ⓘ crinoids ⓘ marine fossils ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Mississippian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod |
Carboniferous period
ⓘ
surface form:
Carboniferous
|
| hasColor |
buff
ⓘ
light gray ⓘ |
| knownFor |
durability
ⓘ
ease of carving ⓘ light color ⓘ uniform texture ⓘ |
| lithology |
fossiliferous limestone
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Illinois
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| namedFor | Salem, Indiana ⓘ |
| overlies |
Harrodsburg Limestone
ⓘ
surface form:
Harrodsburg Limestone (locally)
|
| partOf | Mississippian stratigraphic sequence ⓘ |
| porosity | relatively high ⓘ |
| quarriedIn |
Indiana
ⓘ
Lawrence County, Indiana ⓘ Monroe County, Indiana ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf |
Illinois Basin area
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Basin
|
| subPeriod | Mississippian ⓘ |
| texture | fine- to medium-grained ⓘ |
| thickness | thick-bedded ⓘ |
| underlies |
St. Louis Limestone
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis Limestone (locally)
|
| usedFor |
exterior building facades
ⓘ
monuments ⓘ sculptural details ⓘ |
| usedIn | many prominent American buildings ⓘ |
| weatheringResistance | good ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.