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.

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Mitchell Limestone Plain canonical 1

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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 ⓘ

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Mitchell, Indiana → locatedOn → Mitchell Limestone Plain ⓘ