Bedford limestone

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building stone dimension stone geologic formation limestone

Bedford limestone is a high-quality, fine-grained building stone from southern Indiana widely used in prominent architectural landmarks across the United States.

Aliases (1)

Salem limestone ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building stone → dimension stone → geologic formation → limestone →
alsoKnownAs	Indiana limestone → Salem limestone →
belongsToGroup	Sanders Group →
country	United States →
geologicAge	Mississippian →
geologicPeriod	Carboniferous →
hasColor	blue-gray → buff → light gray →
hasCompressiveStrength	high →
hasPorosity	medium →
hasPrimaryLithology	calcite →
hasProperty	easily tooled → frost resistant → relatively homogeneous →
hasTexture	fine-grained →
hasTypeLocality	Bedford, Indiana →
isEconomicResourceOf	Indiana stone industry →
isMarketedAs	Indiana Limestone →
isNotedFor	ease of carving → high durability → uniform texture → weather resistance →
isQuarriedIn	Lawrence County, Indiana → Monroe County, Indiana → Owen County, Indiana →
overlies	Harrodsburg Limestone →
region	southern Indiana →
state	Indiana →
underlies	Mitchell Limestone →
usedFor	bridges → building facades → load-bearing walls → monuments → ornamental stonework → public buildings → university buildings →
usedIn	Biltmore Estate → Chicago Tribune Tower → Empire State Building → Indiana University Bloomington buildings → National Cathedral → Rockefeller Center → The Pentagon → U.S. state capitol buildings →
wasExtensivelyUsedIn	early 20th century American architecture →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bedford limestone ("Salem limestone") → Indiana limestone → Indiana limestone ("Salem limestone") →	alsoKnownAs