Scone Sandstone, an entry in Building Stone Database Scotland, the British Geological Survey's own geological reference resource, is an institutional geological record rather than a historical study of the Stone of Scone. Its authority is that of the national geological survey identifying and describing the rock type and its quarry sources. Its limit is exactly that: it establishes the stone's geology, not the Stone of Scone's own history, provenance disputes or symbolic meaning, none of which are within a geological database's scope. Cite it for the sandstone's own geological identification; the object's history needs a dedicated historical source.
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Scone Sandstone, an entry in Building Stone Database Scotland, the British Geological Survey's own geological reference resource, the top tier reflecting an institutional geological record with the authority of the national geological survey identifying the rock type and its quarry sources. Its limit is exactly that scope: it establishes the stone's geology, not the Stone of Scone's own history, provenance disputes or symbolic meaning, which need a dedicated historical source. NotesThe British Geological Survey's own Building Stone Database Scotland entry on Scone Sandstone; a geological reference record, not a scholarly study of the Stone of Scone's history.
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AuthorBritish Geological Survey
PublisherBritish Geological Survey
URLhttps://webservices.bgs.ac.uk/buildingstone/
Source TypeGeological survey
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested, 1 popular myth - corrected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Artifacts & Relics, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 popular myth - corrected, 1 general references.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
Popular myth - corrected
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