Limestone (FR.24.0009)
- Rock determination
- Sedimentary rock > Biochemical > Carbonate rock > Limestone
- Chronostratigraphy
- Phanerozoic; Mesozoic; Jurassic; Upper Jurassic; Oxfordian
- Lithostratigraphy
- Rock name
- Euville limestone
- Rock synonyms
- Euville roche / Euville Blanc ; Encrinite (Entroquite) de Meuse
- Additional information
- non-diagnostic particular facies of Euville
Find location
- Site type
- Quarry
- Location
- France; Meuse; Euville
- Region
- Lorraine
- Site name
- Les carrières d'Euville
- Excavation or Survey Team
- Dr. Roland Dreesen
- Additional contextual information
- from old historical quarry
- Natural color
- pinkish beige
- Aged color
- yellowish beige
- Components
- losange-shaped crinoid ossicles; calcite; important porosity
- Texture
- Structure
- Weathering
- Diagnostic features
- characteristic dominance of crinoid ossicles (encrinite)
- Additional information
- sample RD64
- Sample type
- Rock sample
- Inventory number
- FR.24.0009
- Collection
- Archaeological Department, Ghent University
- Donating institute/person
- Dr. Roland Dreesen
- Host collection
- Other samples available
- No
- Sample collection method
- Field Sampling (clay/rock)
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Last modified: 2024-04-23.