Evaluation of the portuguese ornamental stone resources

Carvalho, Jorge; Lisboa, Jose; Moura, A. Casal; Carvalho, Cristina Isabel Paulo; Sousa, Luís; Machado Leite, Mário

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Carvalho, Jorge

Lisboa, Jose

Moura, A. Casal

Carvalho, Cristina Isabel Paulo

Sousa, Luís

Machado Leite, Mário

Abstract(s)

Portugal produces a great diversity of ornamental stones. Besides the internationally known white and pink marbles, also light cream limestones are produced, as well as grey, yellow and pink granites, and dark grey slates. A first exercise is presented on the evaluation of the available resources of ornamental stones in the whole Portuguese territory. The results show a total availability of 410 million cubic meters, of which 274 million refer to granite, 76 million to limestone, 51 million to marble, and 9 million to slate.

Keywords

Recursos geológicos Rochas ornamentais Portugal

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/1834

Citation

Carvalho, Jorge M. F., Lisboa, José V., Moura, António Casal, Carvalho, Cristina, Sousa, Luís M. O., Leite, Mário M. - Evaluation of the portuguese ornamental stone resources. In: Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 548 (2013), p. 3-9