Even when polished, the stone retains a fossiliferous texture, with bryozoan and crinoid fossils being among the most commonly found. A noticeable feature is the presence of jagged horizontal gray or black lines, or "stylolites." Known as "crowfeet" by quarrymen, these form from residual insoluble materials left over from the natural limestone dissolution processes.

The most well-known shades are pink, gray, and cedar, but it also is found in blue, yellow, and cream