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Title: | Suitable Re-Use of Abandoned Quarries for Restoration and Conservation of the Old City of Salamanca—World Heritage Site | Authors: | Sousa, Luís M. O. Lourenço, José Pereira, Dolores |
Keywords: | natural stone; fracturing pattern; quarrying; geoheritage; UnescoWorld Heritage Site | Issue Date: | 2019 | Publisher: | MDPI | Project: | Fundación Universidad-Empresa, the Castilla y Leon regional government and the University of Salamanca. UNESCO IGCP-637 UID/Multi/00073/2019 |
Serial title, monograph or event: | Sustainability (Switzerland) | Volume: | 11 | Issue: | 16 | Abstract: | Martinamor granite has been used for centuries in the monumental buildings of Salamanca city. In this study, the fracturing pattern of the Martinamor granite outcrops was evaluated in order to assess the possibility of supplying material for the restoration of heritage monuments. Several joint sets with a mean joint spacing lower than one meter compose the fracturing pattern, making the massive exploitation of this granite impossible. Only small blocks for restoration can be obtained; therefore, the outcrops should be protected for such purpose. The area of outcrops and ancient quarries, as well as that of mining activities from the same period, should be preserved as examples of historical extraction techniques and as a remembrance of our geological-materials-based society. Several proposals are presented for the geoconservation of the site. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/107401 | ISSN: | 2071-1050 | DOI: | 10.3390/su11164352 | Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | I&D CGUC - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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