Riya Loach posted an Question
August 27, 2020 • 23:44 pm 30 points
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Kioto limestone and great limestone are the same or not??

kioto limestone and great limestone are the same or not??

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    Sajan sarthak best-answer

    The Kioto limestone, extends from the lower the middle Jurassic with a thickness 2,000 feet (610 m) to 3,000 feet (914 m). The upper Jurassic is represented by the Spiti black shales, and stretches from the Karakoram to Sikkim  the Great Limestone in northern England. they are not same

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    I am asking about this.

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    They just named it great limestone due to its vast extension. Locally they called it as great limestone. Earlier they were thinking it as the age of kioto as no such evidence found. later some evidence of kaghan valley is matched to it.

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    Rahul kumar best-answer

    No, both are different. Kioto Limestone: Unconformably overlain by the Spiti Shales, occurs in Himalayan area Great Limestone member: Occurs throughout northern England at the top of the Alston Formation (Pendleian Substage)

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