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Jura limestone

Jura limestone was formed from sedimentation in an area of tropical lagoons some 140 to 220 million years ago. The result of this process is one of the defining features of the stone as we find a wide variety of fossilized creatures.
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Jura limestone

Summary

Jura limestone is a geoheritage[1].

Key Facts

  • Jura limestone is in the country of Germany[2].
  • Jura limestone's image is recorded as 2.8.5 Jura gelb gebaendert Rohplatte.jpg[3].
  • Jura limestone's instance of is recorded as geoheritage[4].
  • Jura limestone's subclass of is recorded as sedimentary rock[5].
  • Jura limestone's subclass of is recorded as limestone[6].
  • Jura limestone's Commons category is recorded as Jura limestone[7].
  • Jura limestone's heritage designation is recorded as IUGS Heritage Stone[8].
  • Jura limestone's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12364zd5[9].

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Geography

Jura limestone is in the country of Germany[2].

Designation and Status

Jura limestone's instance of is recorded as geoheritage[4]. Its heritage designation is recorded as IUGS Heritage Stone[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . iugs-geoheritage.org. iugs-geoheritage.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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