Indiana limestone district
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The Indiana limestone district is a geologic and industrial region in south-central Indiana renowned for its extensive high-quality limestone quarries that have supplied stone for major buildings across the United States.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic region
ⓘ
industrial region ⓘ limestone quarrying district ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Indiana Limestone Institute of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateImpact | subject to freeze-thaw weathering studies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicImportance | major U.S. source of dimension limestone ⓘ |
| exportedTo | multiple U.S. states ⓘ |
| extendsThrough |
Lawrence County, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monroe County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Orange County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Owen County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Mississippian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Carboniferous ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Illinois Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | historic stone industry ⓘ |
| hasReputation | uniform texture and grade of stone ⓘ |
| industrialActivity |
limestone quarrying
ⓘ
stone cutting ⓘ stone fabrication ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building stone quarries
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dimension stone production ⓘ high-quality limestone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indiana
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ south-central Indiana ⓘ |
| majorCenter |
Bedford, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bloomington, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Oolitic, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsedFor |
bridges
ⓘ
building facades ⓘ government buildings ⓘ monuments ⓘ university buildings ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-pit quarrying ⓘ |
| notableUseIn |
Chicago Tribune Tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empire State Building NERFINISHED ⓘ National Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentagon NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockefeller Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLithology | Salem Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | Indiana Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | limestone ⓘ |
| stoneTradeName |
Bedford limestone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Oolitic Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
architectural stone industry
ⓘ
construction industry ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.