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  • Shackleton Limestone
  • The Shackleton Limestone is a Cambrian limestone formation of the Byrd Group of the Ross Dependency in Antarctica. The age of the formation is established

    Shackleton Limestone

    Shackleton Limestone

    Shackleton_Limestone

  • Geology of Antarctica
  • Geologic composition of Antarctica

    palaeo-Pacific margin of Gondwana during the Cambrian, depositing the Shackleton Limestone on top of the Late Proterzoic argillaceous turbidite Goldie Formation

    Geology of Antarctica

    Geology of Antarctica

    Geology_of_Antarctica

  • Shackleton (disambiguation)
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    range Mount Shackleton, Graham Land Shackleton Glacier, Queen Maud Mountains Shackleton Ice Shelf, Queen Mary Land Shackleton Limestone, Ross Dependency

    Shackleton (disambiguation)

    Shackleton_(disambiguation)

  • Yunnanocephalus
  • Extinct genus of trilobites

    longioccipitalis is known from the Lower Cambrian of Antarctica (Atdabanian, Shackleton Limestone, 81.9° S, 158.7° E). Y. macromelos has been found in the Lower Cambrian

    Yunnanocephalus

    Yunnanocephalus

    Yunnanocephalus

  • Lemdadella
  • Genus of trilobites

    (Toyonian, Shackleton Limestone; BC-BD collections) Lemdadella antarcticae occurs in the Lower Cambrian of Antarctica (Atdabanian, Shackleton Limestone; BC-BD

    Lemdadella

    Lemdadella

  • Kent Plateau
  • Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica

    3 nautical miles south-southwest of Mount Tuatara. A section of Shackleton Limestone was measured here by United States Antarctic Program geologist Edmund

    Kent Plateau

    Kent Plateau

    Kent_Plateau

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica
  • Fossilworks.org Cape Melville Formation, Cambrian at Fossilworks.org Shackleton Limestone at Fossilworks.org Mount Spann Formation at Fossilworks.org G. Arratia

    List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica

    List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Antarctica

  • Emuellidae
  • Extinct family of trilobites

    Balcoracania sp. has been collected from the Lower Cambrian of Antarctica (Shackleton Limestone, central Transantarctic Mountains). Emuella dalgarnoi is found in

    Emuellidae

    Emuellidae

    Emuellidae

  • Holyoakia
  • Genus of trilobites

    from the late Lower Cambrian of Antarctica (presumably Botomian, Shackleton Limestone, Central Transantarctic Mountains) Holyoakia simpsoni only occurs

    Holyoakia

    Holyoakia

    Holyoakia

  • 2019 in paleomalacology
  • Description of an assemblage of conchiferan mollusks from the Cambrian Shackleton Limestone (Antarctica) is published by Claybourn et al. (2019). A study on

    2019 in paleomalacology

    2019_in_paleomalacology

  • Tectonic evolution of Patagonia
  • archeocyathids have been discovered, a species preserved in the Shackleton Limestone of the Transantarctic Mountains. Additionally, segments of the Sierra

    Tectonic evolution of Patagonia

    Tectonic evolution of Patagonia

    Tectonic_evolution_of_Patagonia

  • Balcoracania
  • Extinct family of trilobites

    A.R.; Rowell, A.J. (1995). "Early Cambrian trilobites from the Shackleton Limestone of the Central Transantarctic Mountains". Paleontological Society

    Balcoracania

    Balcoracania

    Balcoracania

  • Swithinbank Range
  • Mountain range in Antarctica

    The bulk of the Holyoake and Swithinbank Ranges are made up of the Shackleton Limestone formation, which lies unconformably on an unweathered surface cut

    Swithinbank Range

    Swithinbank_Range

  • Minaret Formation
  • Limestone formation in Antarctica

    stratigraphic units in Antarctica Geology of Antarctica Shackleton Limestone, Cambrian fossiliferous limestone of Antarctica Minaret Formation at Fossilworks.org

    Minaret Formation

    Minaret Formation

    Minaret_Formation

  • Holyoake Range
  • Mountain range in Antarctica

    The bulk of the Holyoake and Swithinbank Ranges are made up of the Shackleton Limestone formation, which lies unconformably on an unweathered surface cut

    Holyoake Range

    Holyoake_Range

  • Estoniadiscus
  • Extinct genus of animals, unknown classification

    Holmer, Lars E.; Brock, Glenn A. (2019). "Mollusks from the upper Shackleton Limestone (Cambrian Series 2), Central Transantarctic Mountains, East Antarctica"

    Estoniadiscus

    Estoniadiscus

    Estoniadiscus

  • Epidote Peak
  • Mountain in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica

    These marble beds are currently correlated with the early Cambrian Shackleton Limestone of the Holyoake and Churchill mountains. The strata that form Epidote

    Epidote Peak

    Epidote_Peak

  • Marocella
  • Genus of molluscs

    Fossils of Marocella have been found in: Shackleton Limestone, Antarctica Mernmerna Formation and Parara Limestone, Australia Jbel Wawrmast Formation, Morocco

    Marocella

    Marocella

  • 2018 in paleomalacology
  • Cambrian helcionelloid Mackinnonia rostrata from the Shackleton Limestone of Antarctica and Ajax Limestone of South Australia, and an assemblage of M. taconica

    2018 in paleomalacology

    2018_in_paleomalacology

  • Mount Mulu
  • Mountain in Sarawak, Malaysia

    mountain which eventually led to the summit. In 1932, Tama Nilong led Lord Shackleton and an Oxford University Expedition to the summit of Mount Mulu. There

    Mount Mulu

    Mount Mulu

    Mount_Mulu

  • Northumberland
  • County of England

    Prince of Football" by Len Shackleton. The author played for Newcastle United and Northumberland County Cricket Club. Shackleton's book was controversial

    Northumberland

    Northumberland

    Northumberland

  • Antarctica
  • Earth's southernmost continent

    periods to form the Transantarctic Mountains. In coastal areas such as the Shackleton Range and Victoria Land, some faulting has occurred. Coal was first recorded

    Antarctica

    Antarctica

    Antarctica

  • Gunung Mulu National Park
  • National park in Sarawak, Malaysia

    mountain which eventually led to the summit. In 1932, Tama Nilong led Edward Shackleton during an Oxford University Expedition to the summit of Mount Mulu. This

    Gunung Mulu National Park

    Gunung Mulu National Park

    Gunung_Mulu_National_Park

  • James Wordie
  • Scottish polar explorer and geologist (1889–1962)

    expedition of Robert Falcon Scott. In 1914, Wordie joined Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic, known as the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

    James Wordie

    James Wordie

    James_Wordie

  • Douglas Mawson
  • Australian geologist and explorer of the Antarctic (1882–1958)

    Exploration, along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton (with whom he undertook the Nimrod Expedition in 1907–1909). However most

    Douglas Mawson

    Douglas Mawson

    Douglas_Mawson

  • Global Paleoclimate Indicators
  • been the study of foraminifera from deep-sea sediments. For instance, Shackleton and Kennett (1975) have established the Cenozoic paleotemperature history

    Global Paleoclimate Indicators

    Global_Paleoclimate_Indicators

  • Ireland
  • Island in the North Atlantic Ocean

    the leading intellectuals of the early Middle Ages. Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, an Irish explorer, was one of the principal figures of Antarctic exploration

    Ireland

    Ireland

    Ireland

  • Candie Gardens
  • Park in St Peter Port, Guernsey

    Guernsey". The Beatles Bible. 8 August 1963. Retrieved 7 January 2024. Shackleton, Shaun (8 August 2023). "New Fab Four to rock Candie Gardens 60 years

    Candie Gardens

    Candie Gardens

    Candie_Gardens

  • Aegean Sea
  • Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey

    September 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2019. Tjeerd H. van Andel; Judith C. Shackleton (Winter 1982). "Late Paleolithic and Mesolithic Coastlines of Greece and

    Aegean Sea

    Aegean Sea

    Aegean_Sea

  • Big Bone Cave
  • Cave in Van Buren County, Tennessee

    Karst Studies. 66 (2): 46–55. ISSN 1090-6924. Retrieved May 29, 2017. Shackleton, N.J.; Backman, J.; Zimmerman, H.; Kent, D.V.; Hall, M.A.; Roberts, David

    Big Bone Cave

    Big Bone Cave

    Big_Bone_Cave

  • Grange-over-Sands
  • Town in Cumbria, England

    College Harry J. Scott, founding editor of the Dalesman magazine Len Shackleton, footballer Cumbria portal Listed buildings in Grange-over-Sands Grange

    Grange-over-Sands

    Grange-over-Sands

    Grange-over-Sands

  • 2024 in archaeology
  • 12 – Discovery of the ship Quest (on which Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton died in 1922) where she sank off Newfoundland and Labrador in 1962 is

    2024 in archaeology

    2024_in_archaeology

  • Culture of the United Kingdom
  • Livingstone, Captain John Smith, Robert Falcon Scott, Lawrence Oates and Ernest Shackleton. The aquarium craze began in Victorian England when Philip Henry Gosse

    Culture of the United Kingdom

    Culture of the United Kingdom

    Culture_of_the_United_Kingdom

  • Clitheroe
  • Town in Lancashire, England

    Clitheroe was one of earliest seats to elect a Labour MP, when David Shackleton won the 1902 Clitheroe by-election for the Labour Representation Committee

    Clitheroe

    Clitheroe

    Clitheroe

  • Hotel Touraine
  • Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, US

    Philbrick's 1952 book "I Led 3 Lives". Among the guests: explorer Ernest Shackleton, boxer Max Baer, actor Stanley Bell, Diamond Jim Brady, George Gershwin

    Hotel Touraine

    Hotel_Touraine

  • Google Street View coverage
  • Colombia July Landmarks in Antarctica including Ceremonial South Pole, Shackleton's Hut, Discovery Hut Olympic Park, Olympia Exhibition Hall, ExCeL London

    Google Street View coverage

    Google_Street_View_coverage

  • Bristol Guildhall
  • Former municipal building in Bristol, England

    the 13th century. The current building, which was designed by Richard Shackleton Pope in the Gothic Revival style, was completed in 1846, incorporating

    Bristol Guildhall

    Bristol Guildhall

    Bristol_Guildhall

  • Sutjeska National Park
  • National park in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Books. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-0-8225-2393-2. Retrieved 17 July 2011. David M. Shackleton; International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

    Sutjeska National Park

    Sutjeska National Park

    Sutjeska_National_Park

  • Foraminifera
  • Phylum of amoeboid protists

    Southern Maryland United States Geological Survey. Zachos, James C.; Shackleton, Nicholas J.; Revenaugh, Justin S.; Pälike, Heiko; Flower, Benjamin P

    Foraminifera

    Foraminifera

    Foraminifera

  • University of Exeter
  • University in Devon, England

    of England and Wales (BA English, 1983, PhD, 1990), Fiona Shackleton, Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, family law solicitors and personal solicitor

    University of Exeter

    University of Exeter

    University_of_Exeter

  • Geology of Nepal
  • 2D. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1998)110<0002:NFBDEU>2.3.CO;2. Dewey, J.F.; Shackleton, Robert M.; Chengfa, Chang; Yiyin, Sun (1988). "The Tectonic Evolution

    Geology of Nepal

    Geology of Nepal

    Geology_of_Nepal

  • North East England
  • Region of England

    described in a famous book by the "Clown Prince of Football" Len Shackleton. Mr Shackleton's book shot to immediate fame and caused a storm when first published

    North East England

    North East England

    North_East_England

  • Kendal
  • Town in Cumbria, England

    great-nephew to market it as an energy food and supply it to Ernest Shackleton's 1914–1917 Trans-Antarctic Expedition. By the time the business was sold

    Kendal

    Kendal

    Kendal

  • 1793 in architecture
  • journalist and political figure in Upper Canada (died 1864) Richard Shackleton Pope, Bristol-based architect (died 1884) July 5 – Peter Anton von Verschaffelt

    1793 in architecture

    1793_in_architecture

  • List of organisms named after famous people (born 1800–1899)
  • M.; Fortey, R. A. (1997). "Ordovician trilobites from the Tourmakeady Limestone, western Ireland" (PDF). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Geol.). 53 (2):

    List of organisms named after famous people (born 1800–1899)

    List_of_organisms_named_after_famous_people_(born_1800–1899)

  • North Sumatra
  • Province in Sumatra, Indonesia

    original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010. Ninkovich, D.; N.J. Shackleton; A.A. Abdel-Monem; J.D. Obradovich; G. Izett (7 December 1978). "K−Ar

    North Sumatra

    North Sumatra

    North_Sumatra

  • Ferdinand von Wrangel
  • Baltic German explorer and Russian admiral (1797–1870)

    Baltic to Russian America 1829–1836, pp. 21–25. Alaska History no. 51, The Limestone Press, Kingston, Ontario & Fairbanks, Alaska. Richard A. Pierce: Russian

    Ferdinand von Wrangel

    Ferdinand von Wrangel

    Ferdinand_von_Wrangel

  • British nuclear tests at Maralinga
  • Atomic weapons tests in Australia, 1956–1963

    aircraft were based at RAAF Base Edinburgh near Adelaide, although the Avro Shackletons were based at RAAF Base Pearce near Perth in Western Australia. There

    British nuclear tests at Maralinga

    British nuclear tests at Maralinga

    British_nuclear_tests_at_Maralinga

  • Semyon Dezhnev
  • Russian explorer (1605–1673)

    1867. Materials for the Study of Alaska History, No. 4, p. 39–99. The Limestone Press, Kingston, Ontario, 1973. Tihmenev, P. A.: A History of the Russian

    Semyon Dezhnev

    Semyon Dezhnev

    Semyon_Dezhnev

  • Stone Aerospace
  • Aerospace engineering firm founded by Bill Stone

    exploring sinkholes in Mexico ENDURANCE – Autonomous underwater vehicle Shackleton Energy Company – American moon mining company Stone Aerospace History

    Stone Aerospace

    Stone_Aerospace

  • Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums
  • Private collection of manuscripts and documents in the United States

    Thanksgiving Proclamation Christopher Columbus's Lettera Rarissima Sir Ernest Shackleton's hand-drawn map of Antarctica Amelia Earhart's Certificate of Landing

    Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums

    Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums

    Karpeles_Manuscript_Library_Museums

  • First Grinnell expedition
  • Historical US exploration campaign

    graves were marked by traditional wooden markers and protected by slabs of limestone, facing Cape Riley. Winter storms soon separated the ships, including

    First Grinnell expedition

    First_Grinnell_expedition

  • Roderick Murchison
  • British geologist (1792–1871)

    not older than the Silurian period, since underneath them lay beds of limestone and quartzite containing Lower Silurian (Cambrian) fossils. This started

    Roderick Murchison

    Roderick Murchison

    Roderick_Murchison

  • Buildings and architecture of Bristol
  • St Mary on the Quay church was built between 1839 and 1843, by Richard Shackleton Pope, as a Catholic apostolic chapel for the Irvingite congregation: it

    Buildings and architecture of Bristol

    Buildings and architecture of Bristol

    Buildings_and_architecture_of_Bristol

  • Ardclough
  • Village in County Kildare, Ireland

    (leased to William Palmer 1839 and Joseph Shackleton, second cousin of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, 1853, converted to roller mill 1887), hotel

    Ardclough

    Ardclough

  • Thomas Harrison (architect)
  • English architect (1744–1829)

    to £41,000 in 2025), and was opened in 1824. Harrison married Margaret Shackleton at Lancaster Priory in 1785. The couple had three children who survived

    Thomas Harrison (architect)

    Thomas Harrison (architect)

    Thomas_Harrison_(architect)

  • List of mountains of British Columbia
  • Range   Named for governor of colonial B.C. Shackleton 3,327 10,915 Park Ranges   Named for Ernest Shackleton Shadowfax 2,315 7,595 Coast Mountains → Cadwallader

    List of mountains of British Columbia

    List_of_mountains_of_British_Columbia

  • Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby
  • Cemetery in Grimsby, England

    Augustine of Hippo in Grimsby. John Vincent, seaman and member of Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914–1917) on board Endurance. Lieutenant

    Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby

    Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby

    Scartho_Road_Cemetery,_Grimsby

  • List of public art in Bristol
  • Vale Cemetery, Brislington 1843-1844 William Prinsep Chhatri Masonry, limestone 6m high, 4m square at base Grade II* Q17553220 Mason:- John N Brown of

    List of public art in Bristol

    List_of_public_art_in_Bristol

  • Signy Island
  • Island of Antarctica

    Everson Ridge Garnet Hill Gneiss Hills Jane Col Jane Peak Jensen Ridge Limestone Valley McLeod Glacier Moraine Valley Moss Braes Orwell Glacier Paternoster

    Signy Island

    Signy Island

    Signy_Island

  • Robin Gilbert Charles Bathurst
  • English geologist (1920–2006)

    under Percival Allen and graduated with an MSc In 1951 Robert Millner Shackleton appointed Bathurst to teach sedimentology at the University of Liverpool

    Robin Gilbert Charles Bathurst

    Robin_Gilbert_Charles_Bathurst

  • Listed buildings in Snainton
  • retrieved 14 December 2025 Historic England, "Cottage Antiques David Shackletons Workshop, Snainton (1148829)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved

    Listed buildings in Snainton

    Listed_buildings_in_Snainton

  • Forecast region
  • Unique geographical area for which individual weather reports are issued

    Lemsford and Portreeve 061122 R.M. of Miry Creek including Abbey Lancer and Shackleton 061123 R.M. of Pittville including Hazlet 061131 R.M. of Piapot including

    Forecast region

    Forecast_region

  • Ericiolacerta
  • Extinct genus of therapsid from the early Triassic

    Formation of the Transantarctic Mountains in Antarctica near the McGregor and Shackleton glaciers and described in 1981 by Edwin H. Colbert and James W. Kitching

    Ericiolacerta

    Ericiolacerta

    Ericiolacerta

  • List of public art in Kensington
  • of Ernest Shackleton Exhibition Road façade 51°30′05″N 0°10′29″W / 51.5015°N 0.17479°W / 51.5015; -0.17479 (Statue of Ernest Shackleton) 1927–1932

    List of public art in Kensington

    List_of_public_art_in_Kensington

  • 1953 in aviation
  • killing 23 of the 33 people on board. December 11 – A Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton MR.2 crashes into the sea off Argyll, Scotland, during an antisubmarine

    1953 in aviation

    1953_in_aviation

  • 2022 in paleontology
  • 2 mixed siliciclastic–carbonate platform from carbonate clasts of the Shackleton Range, Antarctica". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the

    2022 in paleontology

    2022_in_paleontology

  • List of shipwrecks in 1965
  • Yemen. Crew abandoned ship and landed on the island, from where their distress calls were answered by RAF Shackleton aircraft and HMS Zulu ( Royal Navy).

    List of shipwrecks in 1965

    List_of_shipwrecks_in_1965

  • 1989 New Year Honours
  • British royal recognitions

    Chung-wai, Station Sergeant, Royal Hong Kong Police Force. Dennis Leslie Shackleton, Senior Superintendent, Royal Hong Kong Police Force. Robert Thomas Sullivan

    1989 New Year Honours

    1989_New_Year_Honours

  • 1951 in aviation
  • Pionair (a Douglas DC-3 modified by Scottish Aviation) into service. Avro Shackleton with No. 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Coastal Command, and No. 236 Operational

    1951 in aviation

    1951_in_aviation

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  • Calk
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Calk

    English : possibly a habitational name from Calke in Derbyshire ‘(place on) the chalk or limestone’, from Old English (Anglian) calc.Americanized spelling of German Kalk.

    Calk

  • Shackelton
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Shackelton

    English : variant of Shackleton.

    Shackelton

  • Shacklett
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Shacklett

    English : unexplained.

    Shacklett

  • Chilton
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Chilton

    English : habitational name from any of the various places called Chilton, for example in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, County Durham, Hampshire, Kent, Shropshire, Somerset, Suffolk, and Wiltshire. The majority are shown by early forms to derive from Old English cild ‘child’ (see Child) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. One place of this name in Somerset possibly gets its first element from Old English cealc ‘chalk’, ‘limestone’, and one on the Isle of Wight from the personal name Cēola (compare Chilcott), or from Old English ceole ‘deep valley’.

    Chilton

  • Shackleton
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Shackleton

    English : habitational name from a place in the parish of Halifax, West Yorkshire, so named from an unattested Old English word, scacol ‘tongue of land’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.The British Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922) was born in Kilkee, Ireland; his father’s Quaker family came from Yorkshire, England.

    Shackleton

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  • Rayirth
  • Boy/Male

    Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu

    Rayirth

    Lord Brahma

  • Flanagan
  • Boy/Male

    Irish

    Flanagan

    Ruddy.

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  • Boy/Male

    Arabic, Muslim

    KhushBakht

    Fortunate; Of Good Fortune

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  • Girl/Female

    Bengali, Hindu, Indian

    Aditsha

    Desire to Talk

  • Aldys
  • Girl/Female

    American, British, English

    Aldys

    From the Old House

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  • Girl/Female

    American, British, English

    Jaylynn

    Created Name; Bird of Light; Feminine Variant of Jay

  • Manmeet
  • Boy/Male

    Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Sikh

    Manmeet

    Friend of Mind; Attractive

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    Arabic, Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Muslim

    Abidah

    Worshipper; Devotee

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  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Kamalapathi | கமலாபதி

    Lord Vishnu

  • Hird
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (chiefly Yorkshire and Northumbria), also Scottish

    Hird

    English (chiefly Yorkshire and Northumbria), also Scottish : variant spelling of Heard.

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  • Zechstein
  • n.

    The upper division of the Permian (Dyas) of Europe. The prevailing rock is a magnesian limestone.

  • Oolite
  • n.

    A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of Geology.

  • Lumachella
  • n.

    A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells, which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called fire marble, from its fiery reflections.

  • Saxicava
  • n.

    Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Saxicava. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks.

  • Saccharoidal
  • a.

    Resembling sugar, as in taste, appearance, consistency, or composition; as, saccharoidal limestone.

  • Stock
  • n.

    An irregular metalliferous mass filling a large cavity in a rock formation, as a stock of lead ore deposited in limestone.

  • Metamorphism
  • n.

    The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by which the material of rock masses has been more or less recrystallized by heat, pressure, etc., as in the change of sedimentary limestone to marble.

  • Marble
  • n.

    A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc.

  • Lucullite
  • n.

    A variety of black limestone, often polished for ornamental purposes.

  • Shecklaton
  • n.

    A kind of gilt leather. See Checklaton.

  • Limestone
  • n.

    A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or dolomitic limestone. Crystalline limestone is called marble.

  • Septarium
  • n.

    A flattened concretionary nodule, usually of limestone, intersected within by cracks which are often filled with calcite, barite, or other minerals.

  • Warwickite
  • n.

    A dark brown or black mineral, occurring in prismatic crystals imbedded in limestone near Warwick, New York. It consists of the borate and titanate of magnesia and iron.

  • Subcarboniferous
  • a.

    Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures. It was a marine formation characterized in general by beds of limestone.

  • Scaglia
  • n.

    A reddish variety of limestone.

  • Marmorosis
  • n.

    The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into marble.

  • Sarcophagus
  • n.

    A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is otherwise called lapis Assius, or Assian stone, and is said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia.

  • Stalactite
  • n.

    A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment. Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which have percolated through, and partially dissolved, the overlying limestone rocks.