Tag:natural=stone

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+/-Public-images-osm logo.svg natural=stone

One example for natural=stone

Description

A single notable freestanding rock, which may differ from the composition of the terrain it lies in.

Used on these elements

Can be attached on nodes Can not be attached on ways Can not be attached on areas Unknown or not included in the template

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Status

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A large (whatever that might mean) natural boulder or rock fragment that is not attached to the underlying terrain and arrived in its position by natural means, such as weathering, flooding or glaciation. Not appropriate for boulder fields and similar regions comprised entirely of large rocks.

A glacial erratic is a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests (from [1]) carried there by glaciation.


How to map

Mark the rock with a node and natural=stone.

To describe it further use the following additional tags:

  • name=Name to tag the name of the stone. I.e. "Doane Rock" ([2]) in in Eastham, Massachusetts.
  • protected=yes - to tag cultural heritage management.
  • website=url the url of a site with specific information to this rock.


see also

Related terms: rock. stone. gem. jewel. crystal.

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