Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz Marbles

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Autor(a) principal: Lopes, Luís
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Martins, Ruben
Tipo de documento: Artigo de conferência
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/10303
Resumo: Palaeozoic calcitic marbles are found in the Estremoz Anticline, Ossa-Morena Zone (Southern Branch of the European Variscides in Portugal). The 40 km NW-SE structure present outcrops continuity and intense mining activity since the Roman Period (fourth century BC). The structure has a Precambrian core and the younger rocks aged Devonian Period. The marbles occupy an intermediate stratigraphic position in the Cambrian age Volcano Sedimentary Sequence. The Variscan Orogeny performed twice with different intensities under ductile and brittle tension fields. The Alpine Cycle also acts and causes more fracturing of the marbles. These show spatial-temporal continuity of the deformation where a complete Wilson Cycle can be described. The geological features imprint the marbles beautiful aesthetic patterns that are highlighted when used as Dimension Stone (DS). The marbles exhibit physical properties allowing fabrication of structural and decorative elements. In the Roman period, pieces of art made with Estremoz Marbles were exported abroad and can be found in Museums and Archaeological Sites throughout Europe and North Africa countries. During the maritime expansion, altars, stairways, columns, statues, etc., were carried as ballast in the holds of ships. At the destination the Portuguese had built monuments which can now be found in South America and Africa countries. The Modern DS Industry Global Market allows Portuguese Marbles to be present all over the World. Notice that every variety of marble has enough reserves to sustain the mining activity for several hundreds of years. The Alentejo hallmark whitewashed houses are a landscape that can only have been developed by the availability of marbles to produce quicklime. The marble based built heritage is very rich and is always present. The countryside is marked by intense mining activity living side by side with rural industries, namely wheat fields, groves, orchards and vineyards; therefore the region has unique characteristics allowing the development of integrated industrial tourism routes, promoting sustainable development of industrial, scientific and technological culture opportunities. This work has been financially supported by INOVSTONE: FCOMP-01-202-FEDER-013854 (QREN-Portugal, COMPETE/FEDER) and by the Geophysics Centre of Évora.
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spelling Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz MarblesGeoheritageEstremozMarbleTourismPortugalDimension StonePalaeozoic calcitic marbles are found in the Estremoz Anticline, Ossa-Morena Zone (Southern Branch of the European Variscides in Portugal). The 40 km NW-SE structure present outcrops continuity and intense mining activity since the Roman Period (fourth century BC). The structure has a Precambrian core and the younger rocks aged Devonian Period. The marbles occupy an intermediate stratigraphic position in the Cambrian age Volcano Sedimentary Sequence. The Variscan Orogeny performed twice with different intensities under ductile and brittle tension fields. The Alpine Cycle also acts and causes more fracturing of the marbles. These show spatial-temporal continuity of the deformation where a complete Wilson Cycle can be described. The geological features imprint the marbles beautiful aesthetic patterns that are highlighted when used as Dimension Stone (DS). The marbles exhibit physical properties allowing fabrication of structural and decorative elements. In the Roman period, pieces of art made with Estremoz Marbles were exported abroad and can be found in Museums and Archaeological Sites throughout Europe and North Africa countries. During the maritime expansion, altars, stairways, columns, statues, etc., were carried as ballast in the holds of ships. At the destination the Portuguese had built monuments which can now be found in South America and Africa countries. The Modern DS Industry Global Market allows Portuguese Marbles to be present all over the World. Notice that every variety of marble has enough reserves to sustain the mining activity for several hundreds of years. The Alentejo hallmark whitewashed houses are a landscape that can only have been developed by the availability of marbles to produce quicklime. The marble based built heritage is very rich and is always present. The countryside is marked by intense mining activity living side by side with rural industries, namely wheat fields, groves, orchards and vineyards; therefore the region has unique characteristics allowing the development of integrated industrial tourism routes, promoting sustainable development of industrial, scientific and technological culture opportunities. This work has been financially supported by INOVSTONE: FCOMP-01-202-FEDER-013854 (QREN-Portugal, COMPETE/FEDER) and by the Geophysics Centre of Évora.Geological Society of America2014-01-29T16:14:11Z2014-01-292013-10-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjecthttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/10303http://hdl.handle.net/10174/10303porLopes, Luis and Martins, Ruben (2013) Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz Marbles, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 45, No. 7, p.5382013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver: 125th Anniversary of GSA (27-30 Octobernaonaosimlopes@uevora.ptrubevm@gmail.com247Lopes, LuísMartins, Rubeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-03T18:52:47Zoai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/10303Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:04:06.410899Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz Marbles
title Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz Marbles
spellingShingle Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz Marbles
Lopes, Luís
Geoheritage
Estremoz
Marble
Tourism
Portugal
Dimension Stone
title_short Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz Marbles
title_full Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz Marbles
title_fullStr Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz Marbles
title_full_unstemmed Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz Marbles
title_sort Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz Marbles
author Lopes, Luís
author_facet Lopes, Luís
Martins, Ruben
author_role author
author2 Martins, Ruben
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Lopes, Luís
Martins, Ruben
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Geoheritage
Estremoz
Marble
Tourism
Portugal
Dimension Stone
topic Geoheritage
Estremoz
Marble
Tourism
Portugal
Dimension Stone
description Palaeozoic calcitic marbles are found in the Estremoz Anticline, Ossa-Morena Zone (Southern Branch of the European Variscides in Portugal). The 40 km NW-SE structure present outcrops continuity and intense mining activity since the Roman Period (fourth century BC). The structure has a Precambrian core and the younger rocks aged Devonian Period. The marbles occupy an intermediate stratigraphic position in the Cambrian age Volcano Sedimentary Sequence. The Variscan Orogeny performed twice with different intensities under ductile and brittle tension fields. The Alpine Cycle also acts and causes more fracturing of the marbles. These show spatial-temporal continuity of the deformation where a complete Wilson Cycle can be described. The geological features imprint the marbles beautiful aesthetic patterns that are highlighted when used as Dimension Stone (DS). The marbles exhibit physical properties allowing fabrication of structural and decorative elements. In the Roman period, pieces of art made with Estremoz Marbles were exported abroad and can be found in Museums and Archaeological Sites throughout Europe and North Africa countries. During the maritime expansion, altars, stairways, columns, statues, etc., were carried as ballast in the holds of ships. At the destination the Portuguese had built monuments which can now be found in South America and Africa countries. The Modern DS Industry Global Market allows Portuguese Marbles to be present all over the World. Notice that every variety of marble has enough reserves to sustain the mining activity for several hundreds of years. The Alentejo hallmark whitewashed houses are a landscape that can only have been developed by the availability of marbles to produce quicklime. The marble based built heritage is very rich and is always present. The countryside is marked by intense mining activity living side by side with rural industries, namely wheat fields, groves, orchards and vineyards; therefore the region has unique characteristics allowing the development of integrated industrial tourism routes, promoting sustainable development of industrial, scientific and technological culture opportunities. This work has been financially supported by INOVSTONE: FCOMP-01-202-FEDER-013854 (QREN-Portugal, COMPETE/FEDER) and by the Geophysics Centre of Évora.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Lopes, Luis and Martins, Ruben (2013) Global Heritage Stone: The Excellence of Portuguese Estremoz Marbles, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 45, No. 7, p.538
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