Bedford Limestone

Bedford Limestone

A calcarenite that contains ooliths and fossil debris (such as bryozoan and foraminiferal fragments) and that has a quartz content not exceeding 10%. Type locality: Spergen Hill, situated a few miles southeast of Salem, Indiana, where the Salem Limestone (formerly the Spergen Limestone) is found.

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Government Agency: USBM
Product: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, & Related Terms - 2nd Edition
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