Indiana limestone

Indiana limestone
индианский известняк
Широко применялся как строительный материал. Использовался при строительстве таких известных зданий, как Эмпайр-стейт-билдинг [Empire State Building] и Пентагон [Pentagon]

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  • Indiana Limestone — Period.HistoryNative Americans were some of the first people to discover Limestone in Indiana. It was not long before settlers used this rock around their windows and doors and for memorials around town. The first quarry was started in 1827, and… …   Wikipedia

  • indiana limestone — noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: so called from its quarrying site in southern Indiana : a usually gray or buff oolitic Mississippian limestone of the lower Carboniferous that is uniform and easily worked and widely used for building …   Useful english dictionary

  • Indiana World War Memorial Plaza — Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark District …   Wikipedia

  • Limestone (disambiguation) — Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate). Limestone may also refer to:Geological deposits made of limestone: * Solnhofen limestone * Aymestry Limestone * Indiana Limestone Places Two regions of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Indiana University (Bloomington) — Infobox University name = Indiana University motto = Lux et Veritas (Light and Truth) established = 1820 (details) type = public coeducational calendar = Semester endowment = US $1.6 billion [cite web | title=2006 07 IU Foundation Quarterly… …   Wikipedia

  • Indiana Statehouse — Infobox nrhp | name =Indiana Statehouse nrhp type = caption =Indiana State House in Indianapolis location= Indianapolis, Indiana lat degrees = 39 | lat minutes = 46 | lat seconds = 6.95 | lat direction = N long degrees = 86 | long minutes = 9 |… …   Wikipedia

  • Limestone — For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). Limestone Sedimentary Rock Limestone in Waitomo District, New Zealand Composition …   Wikipedia

  • Indiana State Library and Historical Building — Infobox nrhp | name =Indiana State Library and Historical Building nrhp type = caption = location= Indianapolis, Indiana lat degrees = 39 | lat minutes = 46 | lat seconds = 10.55 | lat direction = N long degrees = 86 | long minutes = 9 | long… …   Wikipedia

  • Indiana — • One of the United States of America, the nineteenth in point of admission Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Indiana     Indiana     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore — IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) …   Wikipedia

  • Indiana — Indianan, Indianian /in dee an ee euhn/, adj., n. /in dee an euh/, n. 1. Robert (Robert Clarke), born 1928, U.S. painter of pop art. 2. a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 5,490,179; 36,291 sq. mi. (93,995 sq. km). Cap.:… …   Universalium


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