This is a list of types of

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms w ...

arranged according to location. It includes both formal

stratigraphic unit A stratigraphic unit is a volume of rock of identifiable origin and relative age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize ...

names and less formal designations.

Africa

Egypt

* Tura limestone, used for the

Great Pyramid The Great Pyramid of Giza is the biggest Egyptian pyramid and the tomb of Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu. Built in the early 26th century BC during a period of around 27 years, the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ...

casing stones * Mokattam limestone;

core stones and head of the

Great Sphinx The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human, and the body of a lion. Facing directly from west to east, it stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, E ...

are of the "Member III" stratum *

Galala marble Galala or Galalah is an Egyptian limestone extracted from a mountain called Galala located in Suez, Egypt. It was named of the trade name of this mountain "Galala Marble". Its colours are creamy and creamy white as its variations differ according ...

(a type of limestone, not a true marble)

Asia

India

* *

Israel (West Bank)

* *

Europe

Austria

Belgium

*, (not a "true marble";

Devonian The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, wh ...

limestone) * *

Croatia

France

* *, or "Paris stone" (city buildings are widely faced with it) **, or Oise, limestone (variety of Lutetian) * *, in the Loire Valley

Germany

* *

Gibraltar

Ireland

* , not a "true marble"; fossiliferous Carboniferous limestone.

Italy

* , not a "true marble"; fossiliferous limestone

United Kingdom

England: * (not a "true marble";

Carboniferous limestone Carboniferous Limestone is a collective term for the succession of limestones occurring widely throughout Great Britain and Ireland that were deposited during the Dinantian epoch (geology), Epoch of the Carboniferous period (geology), Period. T ...

) * * * , the famous

London Stone London Stone is a historic landmark housed at 111 Cannon Street in the City of London. It is an irregular block of oolitic limestone measuring 53 × 43 × 30 cm (21 × 17 × 12"), the remnant of a once much larger object that had stood ...

is made of this. * (not a "true slate"; thin-bedded limestone) * (not a "true marble"; stromatolitic limestone) * * Dent Marble (not a "true marble"; Crinoidal

) * * * * * * * ** ** ** ** ** * ** (not a "true marble"; fossiliferous limestone) * (not a "true marble"; fossiliferous freshwater limestone) Scotland: * Wales: *

North America

United States

* * * * * * * * * (Bedford limestone) * * * * * * * Michigan limestone * * (not a "true marble"; oolitic limestone) * * (not a "true marble"; crystalline limestone) *

Canada

* (not a "true marble";

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dolomite Dolomite may refer to: *Dolomite (mineral), a carbonate mineral *Dolomite (rock), also known as dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock *Dolomite, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Dolomite, California, United States, an unincor ...

) * (also known as the "Ostracod Limestone") *

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Generic limestone categories

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External links

*Pivko, D. (2003
''Natural stones in Earth’s history.''
Acta Geologica Universitatis Comenianae. vol. 58, pp. 73–86. *

Limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms w ...

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