Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. inorganic material
7. rock (inorganic material)
8. sedimentary rock
9. [sedimentary rock by composition]
10. carbonate rock
11. limestone
12. [limestone by composition]
13. [limestone by composition: aggregate type]

Anotations

Scope note:

Variously defined limestones, occurring in Egypt and the Peloponnesus and extensively used as building materials by the ancient Greeks; apparently included several materials, such as tufa, travertine, fossiliferous limestone, and onyx marble.