Mitchell Limestone Plain
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The Mitchell Limestone Plain is a geologic region in southern Indiana characterized by extensive limestone bedrock and karst features such as caves and sinkholes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Limestone Plain canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic region
ⓘ
karst region ⓘ physiographic region ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
extensive limestone bedrock
ⓘ
solutional landforms ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageType | subsurface drainage ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Mississippian ⓘ |
| geologicFeature |
caves
ⓘ
disappearing streams ⓘ karst topography ⓘ sinkholes ⓘ springs ⓘ |
| hasBedrock | limestone ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
groundwater contamination risk
ⓘ
sinkhole development ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
pasture ⓘ rural settlement ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
Mississippian limestone
ⓘ
St. Louis Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ Ste. Genevieve Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicFeature | karst aquifers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indiana
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southern Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mitchell, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
karst springs
ⓘ
numerous caves ⓘ numerous sinkholes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interior Low Plateaus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi Plateau section NERFINISHED ⓘ karst regions of Indiana ⓘ |
| researchField |
geomorphology
ⓘ
karst hydrogeology ⓘ |
| stateProvince | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceProcess |
chemical weathering of limestone
ⓘ
karstification ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.