Gibraltar Limestone consists of greyish-white or pale-gray compact, and sometime finely crystalline, medium to thick bedded limestones and dolomites that...
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The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq جبل طارق, meaning "Mountain of Tariq") is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m (1,398 ft) high...
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targets Gibraltar Limestone Kilkenny marble, not a "true marble"; fossiliferous Carboniferous limestone. Red Verona marble – Variety of limestone from Italy...
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Gibraltar (/dʒɪˈbrɔːltər/ jih-BRAWL-tər, Spanish: [xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a British Overseas Territory and city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula...
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Rock of Gibraltar is a klippe of Jurassic dolomitic limestone with series of 'shale' formations underlying and in part overlaying the limestone. It consists...
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Bands of limestone emerge from the Earth's surface in often spectacular rocky outcrops and islands. Examples include the Rock of Gibraltar, the Burren...
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St. Michael's Cave (category Caves of Gibraltar)
given to a network of limestone caves located within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at a height of over...
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University of Gibraltar is a degree-awarding higher education institution established by the Government of Gibraltar through the University of Gibraltar Act 2015...
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Great Siege Tunnels (category Sieges of Gibraltar)
out from the solid limestone by the British during the Great Siege of Gibraltar of the late 18th century. The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an attempt by...
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Tower was an ancient watchtower in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar close to a rock shelter where fossil remains of a Neanderthal child were...
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evidence of shrines built on the Rock of Gibraltar to Hercules. The Romans named the jutting protrusion of limestone Mons Calpe, the "Hollow Mountain", they...
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of the German Abwehr. Inside the Rock of Gibraltar itself, miles of tunnels were excavated from the limestone. Masses of rock were blasted out to build...
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Iberis gibraltarica (redirect from Gibraltar candytuft)
grows from crevices in the limestone, and is often seen growing in abundance from the north face of the Rock of Gibraltar. Its flowers range from pale...
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Group or Formation Period Notes Gibraltar Limestone Early Jurassic...
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Reserve, it was limited to the upper part of the Rock of Gibraltar, a long and narrow limestone peninsula that rises to a height of 426 metres (1,398 ft)...
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Rock of Gibraltar was sired by the leading sire Danehill. He was named after the Rock of Gibraltar, a monolithic limestone promontory in Gibraltar on the...
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Formation at Fossilworks.org Troy Limestone at Fossilworks.org Swanswick Formation at Fossilworks.org Gibraltar Limestone at Fossilworks.org Somerset Formation...
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of Gibraltar and is one of the most dangerous places on the entire peninsula due to frequent rockfalls. The limestone massif of the Rock of Gibraltar is...
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Geology of Malta (redirect from Lower coralline limestone)
Mosta and Naxxar. This is a hard limestone which is pale grey in colour, and comparable to the Upper Coralline Limestone. At the top of this unit a hardground...
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the lowest in July. However, most of Gibraltar's small land area is occupied by the Rock of Gibraltar, a limestone outcrop that is riddled with caves and...
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Spider Cave is a limestone cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve. This is the highest...
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Sandstone Formation Ordovician Garumn facies Formation Cretaceous Gibraltar Limestone Jurassic Gijon Formation Jurassic, Triassic Golmayo Formation Cretaceous...
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Línea de la Concepción. The peninsula is dominated by the limestone massif of the Rock of Gibraltar, which presents a sheer cliff over 400 metres (1,300 feet)...
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Gorham's Cave (redirect from List of World Heritage Sites in Gibraltar)
a cave situated on the east side of Gibraltar a few meters above sea level which has formed in Jurassic limestone. Total length of this cave is approximately...
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The history of Gibraltar portrays how The Rock gained an importance and a reputation far exceeding its size, influencing and shaping the people who came...
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Forbes' Quarry (category Caves of Gibraltar)
northern face of the Rock of Gibraltar within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The area was quarried during...
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The siege of Gibraltar of 1727 (thirteenth siege of Gibraltar, second by Spain) saw Spanish forces besiege the British garrison of Gibraltar as part of...
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the Rock of Gibraltar or Mons Calpe, a monolithic limestone promontory located in Gibraltar. It was one of the Pillars of Hercules. Gibraltar: Calpe is...
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Drywall (redirect from Gibraltar board)
the largest plasterboard manufacturer. In New Zealand it is also called Gibraltar and Gib board, genericised from the registered trademark ("GIB") of the...
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Geology of the Iberian Peninsula (redirect from Geology of Gibraltar)
caused the evaporation of the Mediterranean Sea. The Rock of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone promontory. The rock was created during the Jurassic period...
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