Portland Stone Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Geological formation
gptkbp:age Late Jurassic
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Chalk_Group
gptkbp:characterizedBy White to grey color
gptkbp:composedOf Limestone
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Belemnites
Fossils
Oysters
Ammonites
gptkbp:description Geological Survey of Great Britain
gptkbp:enemy Quarrying
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Portland_Bill
gptkbp:formed gptkb:Dorset_and_East_Devon_Coast
gptkbp:hasOccupation Up to 20 meters
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent gptkb:Purbeck_Formation
gptkb:Kimmeridge_Clay_Formation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Portland Stone Formation
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith Marine fossils
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Isle_of_Portland
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy Bioclastic_texture
gptkbp:isCitedIn 19th century
gptkbp:isDescribedAs Portland_quarries
gptkbp:isFoundIn Marine environments
gptkbp:isInformedBy Tectonic activity
gptkbp:isNotedFor Durability
Historical significance
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Dorset_and_East_Devon_Coast_World_Heritage_Site
gptkb:Wessex_Basin
Geological heritage
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor Building stone
gptkbp:isSubjectTo Geological studies
gptkbp:isUsedFor Architectural purposes
Limestone_formation
gptkbp:isUsedIn Monuments
Public buildings
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn Geological surveys
gptkbp:isValuedFor Cultural heritage
Aesthetic_qualities
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Portland,_Dorset
gptkbp:notableFor Building material
gptkbp:occursIn Sedimentary basins
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Kimmeridge_Clay
Purbeck Group
gptkbp:partOf Jurassic_System
gptkbp:provides Insights into Jurassic period
gptkbp:recognizes Geological maps
gptkbp:represents Historical geology
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:St._Paul's_Cathedral
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Shallow marine conditions