Portuguese ornamental stones

• Autor(es): Carvalho, Jorge M. F. ; Carvalho, Cristina ; Lisboa, J. Vítor ; Moura, A. Casal ; Leite, Mário Machado
• Data: 2012
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/1826
• Origem: Repositório do LNEG
• Assunto(s): Recursos geológicos; Recursos minerais; Rochas ornamentais; Portugal
• Tipo de Documento: Documento de conferência
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

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. From these, limestones are the most request variety today, especially by the Chinese market.