Novelda Stone: widely used within the Spanish architectural heritage
Novelda Stone is a calcareous rock, of the biocalcarenite type. It is extracted from the «Vinalopó Medio» area (Alicante, eastern Spain). Novelda stone is known as construction material from the 13th century. From final of the 19th century until the present time, it has been used in Madrid, Valencia...
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| author | R. Fort A. Bernabeu M. A. García del Cura M. C. López de Azcona S. Ordóñez F. Mingarro |
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| description | Novelda Stone is a calcareous rock, of the biocalcarenite type. It is extracted from the «Vinalopó Medio» area (Alicante, eastern Spain). Novelda stone is known as construction material from the 13th century. From final of the 19th century until the present time, it has been used in Madrid, Valencia and Alicante. In the past, the main quarries from which this type of rock was extracted were located in the municipal districts of Monóvar (Almorquí Stone), Sax (Portazgo Stone) and Elda (Bateig Stone). Nowadays, the main active extraction site is situated in the Bateig Hill quarries. The rock extracted is known commercially as Bateig Stone. The main varieties of this Bateig Stone are: White, Blue, Layer and Fantasy.
Each variety of Novelda stone has different durability rate and different pathology depending on their characteristics, particularly on their hydric behaviour patterns. Layer Bateig and Portazgo stone undergo granular disintegration and alveolization and are less durable than the rest. White and Blue Bateig, as well as Almorquí stone, only develop fissures or scaling under extreme conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0c4ce8a179949ceab77227d930f1fed2022-12-21T22:44:34ZengConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMateriales de Construccion0465-27461988-32262002-06-0152266193210.3989/mc.2002.v52.i266.332316Novelda Stone: widely used within the Spanish architectural heritageR. Fort0A. Bernabeu1M. A. García del Cura2M. C. López de Azcona3S. Ordóñez4F. Mingarro5Instituto de Geología Económica. (CSIC-UCM). Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas, Laboratorio de Petrología Aplicada. Unidad Asociada Univ. de Alicante (CSIC)Laboratorio de Petrología Aplicada. Unidad Asociada Univ. de Alicante (CSIC), Dep. de Ciencias de la Tierra. Univ. de AlicanteInstituto de Geología Económica. (CSIC-UCM). Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas, Laboratorio de Petrología Aplicada. Unidad Asociada Univ. de Alicante (CSIC)Instituto de Geología Económica. (CSIC-UCM). Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas, Laboratorio de Petrología Aplicada. Unidad Asociada Univ. de Alicante (CSIC)Laboratorio de Petrología Aplicada. Unidad Asociada Univ. de Alicante (CSIC), Dep. de Ciencias de la Tierra. Univ. de AlicanteInstituto de Geología Económica. (CSIC-UCM). Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas, Dep. de Petrología y Geoquímica. Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas. Univ. Complutense de MadridNovelda Stone is a calcareous rock, of the biocalcarenite type. It is extracted from the «Vinalopó Medio» area (Alicante, eastern Spain). Novelda stone is known as construction material from the 13th century. From final of the 19th century until the present time, it has been used in Madrid, Valencia and Alicante. In the past, the main quarries from which this type of rock was extracted were located in the municipal districts of Monóvar (Almorquí Stone), Sax (Portazgo Stone) and Elda (Bateig Stone). Nowadays, the main active extraction site is situated in the Bateig Hill quarries. The rock extracted is known commercially as Bateig Stone. The main varieties of this Bateig Stone are: White, Blue, Layer and Fantasy. Each variety of Novelda stone has different durability rate and different pathology depending on their characteristics, particularly on their hydric behaviour patterns. Layer Bateig and Portazgo stone undergo granular disintegration and alveolization and are less durable than the rest. White and Blue Bateig, as well as Almorquí stone, only develop fissures or scaling under extreme conditions.http://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/332petrophysicsdurabilitybuilding stoneporous stonearchitectural heritage |
| spellingShingle | R. Fort A. Bernabeu M. A. García del Cura M. C. López de Azcona S. Ordóñez F. Mingarro Novelda Stone: widely used within the Spanish architectural heritage Materiales de Construccion petrophysics durability building stone porous stone architectural heritage |
| title | Novelda Stone: widely used within the Spanish architectural heritage |
| title_full | Novelda Stone: widely used within the Spanish architectural heritage |
| title_fullStr | Novelda Stone: widely used within the Spanish architectural heritage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Novelda Stone: widely used within the Spanish architectural heritage |
| title_short | Novelda Stone: widely used within the Spanish architectural heritage |
| title_sort | novelda stone widely used within the spanish architectural heritage |
| topic | petrophysics durability building stone porous stone architectural heritage |
| url | http://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/332 |
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