Portuguese limestones from the Middle Jurassic of the MCE candidate for heritage stone [Resumo]

• Author(s): Lopes, Luis ; Carvalho, Jorge
• Date: 2024
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/4404
• Origin: Repositório do LNEG
• Subject(s): Portuguese limestones; Middle Jurassic; Natural stones; Heritage stone
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório do LNEG

Description

ABSTRACT: The Monastery of Alcobaça (1152 AD), the Convent of Christ in Tomar (1160 AD) and the Monastery of Batalha (1386 AD), are classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, having in common the construction materials that built them - Limestones from the Middle Jurassic of the Estremenho Limestone Massif (MCE). The use of these rocks, first as a structural element and later as an ornamental rock, continues today. In fact, considering the volumes of ornamental rock exploited in Portugal, these rocks have the highest values and are exported annually to more than a hundred countries, playing a decisive role in placing Portugal in the top ten world exporters of ornamental rocks.