Salem Limestone
E812901
Salem Limestone is a Mississippian-age sedimentary rock formation widely quarried in the U.S. Midwest, especially Indiana, and prized as a high-quality building stone.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Indiana Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | Mississippian limestone formation ⓘ |
| color |
buff
ⓘ
light gray ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment | shallow marine ⓘ |
| economicUse |
building stone
ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ |
| engineeringUse | load-bearing masonry ⓘ |
| fossilContent |
brachiopods
ⓘ
bryozoans ⓘ crinoid fragments ⓘ marine fossils ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Mississippian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Carboniferous ⓘ |
| importance | major source of building stone in the United States ⓘ |
| lithology | limestone ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| majorQuarryDistrict |
Lawrence County, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monroe County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRegion | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor | consistent physical properties ⓘ |
| overlies | Harrodsburg Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mississippian stratigraphic units of the United States ⓘ |
| porosity | relatively high for limestone ⓘ |
| primaryComposition | calcite ⓘ |
| property |
durability
ⓘ
high workability ⓘ uniform texture ⓘ |
| quarriedIn |
Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | U.S. Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | carbonate rock ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Illinois Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subPeriod | Mississippian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| texture | fine- to medium-grained ⓘ |
| underlies | St. Louis Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
architectural trim
ⓘ
exterior building facades ⓘ monuments ⓘ |
| weatheringBehavior | good resistance in many climates ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.