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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
An off-white [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oolitic%20limestone oolitic limestone] quarried in Warren County, Kentucky (Lent 1925).  Bowling Green limestone is a gray color when quarried but bleaches to a white color as absorbed petroleum products evaporate.  It is used for buildings.
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An off-white [[oolitic limestone]] quarried in Warren County, Kentucky (Lent 1925).  Bowling Green limestone is a gray color when quarried but bleaches to a white color as absorbed petroleum products evaporate.  It is used for buildings.
  
== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
F.Lent, ''Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries'', Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925.
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* Frank A. Lent, ''Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries.'', Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925
 
* Frank A. Lent, ''Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries.'', Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925

Latest revision as of 08:53, 10 May 2022

Description

An off-white Oolitic limestone quarried in Warren County, Kentucky (Lent 1925). Bowling Green limestone is a gray color when quarried but bleaches to a white color as absorbed petroleum products evaporate. It is used for buildings.

Resources and Citations

  • Frank A. Lent, Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries., Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925

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