Leadville Limestone (metamorphosed to marble)
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Leadville Limestone (metamorphosed to marble) is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit in the central Colorado Rockies that has been regionally metamorphosed into high-quality marble.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian-age geologic formation
ⓘ
marble ⓘ metamorphosed carbonate rock unit ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf |
calcite
ⓘ
carbonate minerals ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicUse |
construction stone
ⓘ
decorative stone ⓘ dimension stone ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Mississippian ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
carbonate rock
ⓘ
marble ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
central Colorado Rockies ⓘ |
| metamorphicGrade | regional metamorphism ⓘ |
| metamorphicProcess | regional metamorphism of carbonate rocks ⓘ |
| parentRock | Leadville Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Leadville Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quality | high-quality marble ⓘ |
| regionallyExtensiveIn | central Colorado Rockies ⓘ |
| rockTypeAfterMetamorphism | marble ⓘ |
| rockTypeBeforeMetamorphism | limestone ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitType | formation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.