Oamaru Stone

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf building material
gptkbp:application sculpture
gptkbp:artwork public art projects
gptkbp:associatedWith Victorian architecture
gptkbp:availability quarried locally
gptkbp:challenges 3 on Mohs scale
gptkbp:colors white
cream
dark grey
light_grey
gptkbp:communityEvents Oamaru_Stone_Festival
gptkbp:communityInvolvement local artisans
gptkbp:composedOf limestone
gptkbp:conservationEfforts heritage conservation projects
gptkbp:culturalEvents Stone carving workshops
gptkbp:culturalSignificance local heritage
gptkbp:currentStatus art installations
interior design
landscaping
paving stones
exterior cladding
gptkbp:distribution 2.5 g/cm³
gptkbp:education taught in local schools
gptkbp:environmentalImpact minimal
gptkbp:finish polished finish
gptkbp:fossilRecord marine fossils
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures Oamaru_limestone_formation
gptkbp:hasExperienceIn easy to carve
gptkbp:historicalPeriod public buildings
commercial buildings
residential buildings
monuments
gravestones
gptkbp:historicalSignificance 19th century buildings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oamaru Stone
gptkbp:length short distance to market
gptkbp:localEconomy significant
gptkbp:localLegends protected under heritage laws
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Oamaru_Post_Office
gptkb:Oamaru_Courthouse
gptkb:Oamaru_Opera_House
gptkb:The_Oamaru_Blue_Penguin_Colony
The Grainstore Gallery
gptkbp:numberOfStudents quarrying
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Oamaru,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:productionCompany regulated by local government
gptkbp:recognizes New_Zealand_heritage_material
gptkbp:reliability weather-resistant
gptkbp:sustainability renewable resource
gptkbp:texture fine-grained
gptkbp:tourism attracts visitors
gptkbp:transportation railway
gptkbp:usedIn architecture