Solnhofen stone

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Scope note
An exceedingly fine and even-bedded magnesian limestone, thinly stratified, quarried in the vicinity of Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany; widely used in lithography.
Solnhofen stone
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025