Euville limestone

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Euville limestone is a fine-grained, light-colored French building stone historically prized for monumental and architectural works.

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Euville limestone canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building stone ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
category French limestones ⓘ
building materials ⓘ
natural stone ⓘ
color light-colored ⓘ
composition calcite ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
geologicalAge Jurassic ⓘ
grainSize fine-grained ⓘ
lithology carbonate rock ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Grand Est region ⓘ
linked to: Grand Est

Meuse department ⓘ
market French stone industry ⓘ
notableRegionOfUse Paris ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ
originatesFrom sedimentary basin of eastern Paris Basin ⓘ
placeOfQuarrying Euville ⓘ
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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