Fragment, Fossil
Description
A piece of white limestone. It is irregular in shape with a small portion of fossil starfish appendage.
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Object detail
Classification
Credit line
Limestone
is
an
abundant
sedimentary
rock
found
in
many
deposits
in
New
Zealand.
It
often
consist
of
bones
and
shells
of
many
marine
animals.
Most
of
New
Zealand's
deposits
of
limestone
was
form
in
the
Oligocene
and
Miocene
Periods
5-37mya.
In
New
Zealand
limestone
is
usually
used
as
a
fine
powder
for
agricultural
fertiliser
and
roading
aggregate.
Accession number
A100.658
Collection type
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