Kimmeridgian limestone

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geologic formation limestone sedimentary rock

Kimmeridgian limestone is a fossil-rich Jurassic-era calcareous rock that forms the distinctive, mineral-driven terroir underlying many classic Chablis vineyards.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Kimmeridgian 1
Kimmeridgian stage 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
sedimentary rock ⓘ
age Jurassic ⓘ
approximately 157 to 152 million years old ⓘ
associatedWithWineStyle high acidity in Chablis wines ⓘ
mineral character in Chablis wines ⓘ
color light gray ⓘ
off-white ⓘ
containsFossilsOf ammonites ⓘ
bivalves ⓘ
marine organisms ⓘ
other invertebrates ⓘ
depositionalEnvironment epicontinental seas ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ
drainageProperty well-drained soils ⓘ
economicUse building stone ⓘ
raw material for lime ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
forms bedrock ⓘ
escarpments ⓘ
slopes ⓘ
fossilContent fossil-rich ⓘ
geographicOccurrence Burgundy ⓘ
northern France ⓘ
parts of western Europe ⓘ
southern England ⓘ
geologicPeriod Late Jurassic ⓘ
influences Chablis terroir ⓘ
vine root penetration ⓘ
water availability for vines ⓘ
linkedTo classic expression of Chablis Grand Cru vineyards ⓘ
locatedIn Kimmeridgian limestone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kimmeridgian stage
mineralogy calcite ⓘ
clay minerals ⓘ
namedAfter Kimmeridge ⓘ
notableRegion Chablis ⓘ
surface form: Chablis wine region
oftenInterbeddedWith clay ⓘ
marl ⓘ
primaryComposition calcium carbonate ⓘ
rockType calcareous rock ⓘ
soilDerivedFrom limestone scree ⓘ
weathered limestone ⓘ
stratigraphicUnitOf Late Jurassic ⓘ
surface form: Upper Jurassic
texture fine-grained ⓘ
often bedded ⓘ
underlies many Chablis vineyards ⓘ
weatheringCharacteristic forms thin, stony soils ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Morrison Formation → geologicAgeRange → Kimmeridgian limestone ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kimmeridgian
Kimmeridgian limestone → locatedIn → Kimmeridgian limestone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kimmeridgian stage
Chablis → soilType → Kimmeridgian limestone ⓘ
Les Preuses → soilType → Kimmeridgian limestone ⓘ