Holston Formation
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The Holston Formation is a geologic unit in eastern Tennessee renowned for its high-quality crystalline limestone commonly marketed as Tennessee marble and widely used in prominent architectural projects.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tennessee marble ⓘ |
| color |
gray
ⓘ
pink ⓘ variegated ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | calcite ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicUse |
building stone
ⓘ
decorative stone ⓘ dimension stone ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Tennessee marble
ⓘ
surface form:
East Tennessee marble belt
|
| geologicAge | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | yes ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialSignificance | yes ⓘ |
| lithology |
crystalline limestone
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tennessee
ⓘ
Tennessee (eastern portion) ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Tennessee
|
| marketedFrom | Tennessee quarries ⓘ |
| materialClass | carbonate rock ⓘ |
| notableProperty |
distinctive coloration
ⓘ
high-quality crystalline texture ⓘ polishes well ⓘ |
| notTrueMarble | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appalachia
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian region
|
| quarriedIn |
Blount County, Tennessee
ⓘ
Knox County, Tennessee ⓘ Loudon County, Tennessee ⓘ |
| regionType | marble belt ⓘ |
| rockTypeMarketedAs | Tennessee marble ⓘ |
| usedFor |
architectural cladding
ⓘ
interior decoration ⓘ monuments ⓘ |
| usedIn |
historic American architecture
ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ prominent architectural projects ⓘ public buildings in the United States ⓘ |
| usedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.