| OUMNH Number: |
249
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| Name and quarry location: |
Belgian red marble, rouge royale, from Namur, Belgium
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| Geological description: |
Devonian fine-grained red burrowed limestone with calcite-filled stromatactis. It is rich in bioclasts. Fossils include articulate brachiopods, orthocone nautiloids, and echinoderm debris.
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| Comments: |
This is Belgian red marble (also called rouge royale, rouge griotte), quarried in the Namur area of Belgium. The brownish red colouring, fossil fauna and grey-white stromatactis are typical of the Belgian stone. Exactly why it was confused with an Italian stone is not clear; perhaps it had been brought to Italy for cutting and finishing.
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| References: |
Boulvain (2006); Cnudde (1988); Dubarry de Lassale (2000) passim.; Price (2007) 127; Watson (1916) 88-92
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