Macigno sandstone from Garfagnana and Vellano (north-western Tuscany): chemical, mineralogical, petrographic and physical characterization of a building material

• Abstract:

  The sandstones belonging to the flysch-like deposits of the Macigno Formation are nearly the most used stones as a building material in north-western Tuscany. From prehistoric times to date, this stone has been employed to produce a wide variety of stone structures: prehistoric statue-stele, medieval monumental churches, railway infrastructures, town paving and civil buildings. The wide use of Macigno sandstones is responsible for the typical appearance of most towns and villages in north-western Tuscany; in fact, they show the grey to grey-yellowish colour of this stone, which lends them a quaint, old-time look. The aim of this work is the chemical, mineralogical, petrographical, physical and mechanical characterization of the Macigno sandstone from Garfagnana (LU) and Vellano (PT) within a wider research project directed to deepen the knowledge about the alteration and the decay of these sandstones.
• Download:

  IMEKO-TC4-MetroArchaeo2020-009.pdf
• DOI:

  _unreg_tc4-ARC-2020.009

Event details:

• IMEKO TC:

  TC4
• Event name:

  TC4 MetroArchaeo 2020 (ONLINE)
• Title:

  IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

• Place:

  Trento, ITALY
• Time:

  22 October 2020 - 24 October 2020