LIMESTONE

Fontenoille sandy limestone

TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
Other names/varieties
Fontenoille stone, Fontenoille sandstone, Sinémurien sandy limestone.
Extraction area
Gaumaise region, Luxembourg province.
Mineralogical components
Quartz 32.4 %, calcite 65.7 %, traces of dolomite and ferruginous minerals.
Maximum dimensions of raw blocks
Length 1.2 m; Width 1–2 m; Thickness 0.45 m
Minimum application thickness
3 cm.
Surface effects
Split, trimmed, sawn, grinded.
Common outdoor applications
rubble stone, corner stones, voussoirs, window frames (thin stone cladding, setts, paving, curbs, staircases).
Common indoor applications
tiles.

Fontenoille sandy limestone quarries

Carrière Emond S.A.
A.G.G. S.A. (Aux Grès de Gaume)