Euville limestone
E451714
Euville limestone is a fine-grained, light-colored French building stone historically prized for monumental and architectural works.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building stone
ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ limestone ⓘ |
| category |
French limestones
ⓘ
building materials ⓘ natural stone ⓘ |
| color | light-colored ⓘ |
| composition | calcite ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Jurassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grainSize | fine-grained ⓘ |
| lithology | carbonate rock ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Grand Est region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meuse department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | French stone industry ⓘ |
| notableRegionOfUse |
Paris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | sedimentary basin of eastern Paris Basin ⓘ |
| placeOfQuarrying | Euville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| porosity | medium to low porosity ⓘ |
| property |
good frost resistance
ⓘ
good weather resistance ⓘ homogeneous texture ⓘ uniform color ⓘ |
| quarryType | open-pit quarry ⓘ |
| resistanceTo |
mechanical wear (moderate to good)
ⓘ
pollution (moderate) ⓘ |
| suitableFor |
ashlar masonry
ⓘ
load-bearing masonry ⓘ ornamental stonework ⓘ |
| texture | fine and compact ⓘ |
| typicalFinish |
honed finish
ⓘ
polished finish ⓘ sawn finish ⓘ |
| use |
architectural decoration
ⓘ
façade cladding ⓘ interior stonework ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ sculptural work ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bridges
ⓘ
churches ⓘ civil engineering works ⓘ monuments ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| usedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| workability | easily carved ⓘ |
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