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carboniferous limestone

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  • Carboniferous limestone — is a type of limestone rock, which was laid down in Great Britain and Ireland in the Dinantian stage of the Carboniferous period. It was formed between 363 and 325 million years ago. It is one of the three most common types of limestone found in… …   Wikipedia

  • carboniferous limestone —   a sedimentary rock laid down in the geological period 280 345 million years BP (the Carboniferous period). Has a calcium carbonate content of at least 80% meaning it was laid down in highly productive, warm, shallow seas which provided the… …   Geography glossary

  • limestone —   a sedimentary rock formed from at least 80% calcium carbonate. This may have been deposited in the skeletal remains of marine creatures or from ooliths. E.g.s: chalk, carboniferous limestone, oolitic limestone …   Geography glossary

  • Carboniferous Period — Interval of geologic time 354–290 million years ago, marked by great changes in world geography. All the landmasses drew closer together as a result of tectonic plate movements. The supercontinent Gondwana occupied much of the Southern Hemisphere …   Universalium

  • Carboniferous — For the album by Zu see Carboniferous (album). Carboniferous Period 359.2–299 million years ago …   Wikipedia

  • mountain limestone — noun : a carboniferous limestone occurring in the hills and mountains of England and generally equivalent to the Mississippian of the No. American section * * * Mountain Limestone noun The lowest division of the Carboniferous division of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of types of limestone — The following is a list of various types of limestone according to location.EuropeBritish Isles* Carboniferous limestone * Blisworth Limestone * Ketton Stone * Portland limestone ** Portland Admiralty Roach ** Portland Bowers Basebed ** Portland… …   Wikipedia

  • Bear Gulch Limestone — The Bear Gulch Limestone in Montana is a fossiliferous lagerstätte, a limestone layer laid down in the Mississippian epoch of the Carboniferous period, about 318 mya. [According to the 2004 Stratigraphic Congress on the Carboniferous.] This lens… …   Wikipedia

  • indiana limestone — noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: so called from its quarrying site in southern Indiana : a usually gray or buff oolitic Mississippian limestone of the lower Carboniferous that is uniform and easily worked and widely used for building …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mendip Hills — Coordinates: 51°18′N 2°44′W / 51.3°N 2.733°W / 51.3; 2.733 …   Wikipedia

  • Geology of Yorkshire — In Yorkshire there is a very close relationship between the major topographical areas and the geological period in which they were formed. The Pennine chain of Hills in the west is of Carboniferous origin. The central vale is Permo Triassic. The… …   Wikipedia

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