List of types of limestone
This article lists types of limestone arranged according to generic type and location.
Generic limestone categories
This section is a list of generic types of limestone.- Marble - Metamorphic limestone
Africa
Egypt
- Tura limestone, used for the Great Pyramid casing stones
- Mokattam limestone; Great Pyramid core stones and head of the Great Sphinx are of the "Member III" stratum
- Galala marble
Europe
Austria
*Belgium
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France
- , or "Paris stone"
- *, or Oise, limestone
- , in the Loire Valley
Germany
*Gibraltar
*Ireland
- , not a "true marble"; fossiliferous Carboniferous limestone.
Italy
- , not a "true marble"; fossiliferous limestone
United Kingdom
England:- , the famous London Stone is made of this.
- Cotswold stone - oolitic limestone used for building and roofing in the Cotswolds
- Dent Marble
- Frosterley Marble - northern England
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Wales:
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North America
United States
*Canada
*Oceania
New Zealand
- — Hard, compact bryozoan limestone. Granular and creamy white, it usually contains traces of alumina, iron oxide, and silica.