List of types of limestone
- List of types of limestone
The following is a list of various types of limestone according to location.
Europe
British Isles
* Carboniferous limestone
* Blisworth Limestone
* Ketton Stone
* Portland limestone
** Portland Admiralty Roach
** Portland Bowers Basebed
** Portland Bowers Lynham Whitbed
** Portland Bowers Saunders Whitbed
** Portland Grove Whitbed
** Portland Hard Blue
** Portland Independent Basebed
** Portland Independent Bottom Whitbed
** Portland Independent Top Whitbed
** Portland New Independent Whitbed
* Corallian Limestone
* Coniston Limestone
* Aymestry Limestone
* Lincolnshire limestone
Germany
* Solnhofen limestone
Middle East
Israel/Palestine
* Meleke
North America
United States
* Coquina
* Indiana limestone
** Harrodsburg limestone
* Kaibab Limestone
* Kasota limestone
* St. Louis Limestone
* Keystone (limestone)
* Greenbrier Limestone
* Ste. Genevieve Limestone
* Madison Limestone
* Bear Gulch Limestone
Oceania
Australia
* Tamala Limestone
* Wallabi Limestone
New Zealand
* Oamaru stone
Generic limestone categories
* Coral rag
* Shelly limestone
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