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STONE MASSANGIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Natural Construction Materials
- Masonry Materials
- Calcareous Rock (Quarrying)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Massangis stone
1, record 1, English, Massangis%20stone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stone of Massangis 2, record 1, English, stone%20of%20Massangis
correct
- Massangis 3, record 1, English, Massangis
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All projecting motifs, as well as the balustrades, balconies and cornices, are made of Massangis stone, ... from the Yonne. 1, record 1, English, - Massangis%20stone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Having viewed the quarry and extraction process in October 2000 with architects Sir William Whitfield and Andrew Lockwood it became apparent that Massangis would in fact be the most suitable stone for the project. 3, record 1, English, - Massangis%20stone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de construction naturels
- Matériaux de maçonnerie
- Carrières de roches calcaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pierre de Massangis
1, record 1, French, pierre%20de%20Massangis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Massangis 2, record 1, French, Massangis
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une des principales pierres calcaires originaires de l'Yonne; pierre dure à grain moyen, prenant bien le poli, elle est proposée dans diverses tonalités de jaune, et utilisée surtout en placage et en dallage. 3, record 1, French, - pierre%20de%20Massangis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oolithe bathonienne : [...] Utilisation limitée : habitations et constructions locales. Ces calcaires oolithiques ressemblent parfois à la pierre de Ravières ou la pierre de Massangis (dans l'Yonne), mais avec des bancs de puissance nettement plus faible. 4, record 1, French, - pierre%20de%20Massangis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La Massangis jaune claire à contre passe est appelée la roche d'Hervaux. 5, record 1, French, - pierre%20de%20Massangis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Massangis roche jaune. [...] Ce matériau contient des petits trous qui seront rebouchés lors du rejointoiement. [...] Dans le Massangis, on remarque de fines veines, parfois plus larges, qui sont souvent prises par les non-professionnels pour des cassures réparées. [...] La Massangis est sensible à l'humidité (formation de taches du type II). 6, record 1, French, - pierre%20de%20Massangis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Selon que l'on considère le terme Massangis comme une pierre ou un matériau, le terme sera du genre féminin ou masculin respectivement. 7, record 1, French, - pierre%20de%20Massangis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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