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PORT-ROYAL CALCAREOUS BED [1 record]

Record 1 2001-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Pierre calcaire, à grains très fins et de teinte uniforme, utilisée surtout en sculpture.

CONT

Une zone un peu plus claire correspond à ce qu'on appelle le «banc royal». Cette zone de calcaire est présente à Paris, à Port-Royal.

CONT

[...] la pierre du «banc royal» utilisée pour la construction de certains monuments parisiens tels que le Louvre, le Palais-Bourbon [...]

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