Limestone

Rock type: 
Age: 
40 millions years

Cyprus, Avakas Gorge, Peyia. Limestones and marls. Paleogene.

Rock type: 
Age: 
14 millions years

Cyprus, Avakas Gorge, Peyia. Alternating chalks and marls. Middle Miocene. At the top - Pleistocene limestones.

Rock type: 
Age: 
2 millions years

Cyprus, Sea Caves Ave, Peyia. Pleistocene limestones.

Rock type: 
Age: 
2 millions years

Cyprus, Sea Caves Ave, Peyia. Pleistocene limestones.

Rock type: 
Age: 
2 millions years

Cyprus, Geroskipou. Pleistocene limestones.

Rock type: 
Age: 
157 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Kich-Malka river valley. Dolomitic sandy limestones, recrystallized stromatopore reefs. Fossil: Aspidoceras oegiri Opp., Limatula gerassimovi Pcel., Camptonecies grenieri Contej. Upper Jurassic. Oxfordian, Kimmeridgian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
148 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Khasaut River Valley. Dolomitic limestones with intercalation of siliceous nodules. Fossil: Modiola aff. foucardi Roll., Trigonia glasvillei M.-C. Upper Jurassic. Tithonian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
157 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Chegem River Gorge. Light gray, tan, non-layered limestones. Thickness - 50 meters. Fossil: Exogyra bruntrutana Thurm., Diceras (Plesiodiceras) valfinense Boehm. Upper Jurassic. Oxfordian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
157 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Chegem River Gorge. Light gray, tan, non-layered limestones. Thickness - 50 meters. Fossil: Exogyra bruntrutana Thurm., Diceras (Plesiodiceras) valfinense Boehm. Upper Urassic. Oxfordian.

Rock type: 
Age: 
160 millions years

Russia, Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Chegem River Gorge. Laminated limestones of brown color. Interlayer of dolostones with chalcedony contractions. Thickness - 55 meters. Fossil: Oppelia aff. richei Lor., Peltoceras choffati Lor. Upper Urassic. Oxfordian.