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The Red Marble of Baelen, a particular historical bulding stone with global geological importance and local use
Dreesen, Roland; Marion, Jean-Marc; Mottequin, Bernard
2013In Geologica Belgica, 16 (3), p. 179-190
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Keywords :
Middle Famennian; Devonian; mudmound; Souverain-Pré Formation; building stone
Abstract :
[en] The Red Marble of Baelen is a local ornamental stone from the Limbourg area (Vesdre valley, Eastern Belgium), where it has been quarried at least since the 16th century, possibly even from the 9th century. It represents a local Member of the Middle Famennian (late Upper Devonian) Souverain-Pré Formation. It is the only known or at least the only well-documented Mid Famennian red-stained carbonate mudmound complex worldwide. Carbonate microfacies comprise nodular to lenticular algospongal pack/bindstones and massive stromatactis-bearing microbialitic mudstones, both enclosing lenticular crinoidal grain- to rudstones. Silty nodular bioclastic wacke/packstones, strongly affected by pressure solution, mark the transition with underlying and overlying micaceous sandstones and occur as interbeds within the mudmound core. The Red Marble of Baelen displays a few varieties that have been used for a large spectrum of building and decorative purposes, mostly within a short radius of the production sites, in the former Duchy of Limbourg. Its usage was rural and vernacular, although it has been exceptionally employed in prestigious buildings such as the Antwerp town hall.
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Dreesen, Roland
Marion, Jean-Marc ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Paléontologie animale et humaine
Mottequin, Bernard ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Département de géologie
Language :
English
Title :
The Red Marble of Baelen, a particular historical bulding stone with global geological importance and local use
Alternative titles :
[fr] Le marbre rouge de Baelen , pierre de construction typique et historique, d'importance géologique mondiale et d'utilisation locale
Publication date :
2013
Journal title :
Geologica Belgica
ISSN :
1374-8505
eISSN :
2034-1954
Publisher :
Geologica Belgica, Bruxelles, Belgium
Volume :
16
Issue :
3
Pages :
179-190
Peer reviewed :
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