The fate of Shokha quartzite as a building and decorative stone

Hereditas Minariorum, Vol. IV, 2017, s. 171-182 The background of crimson quartzite, a unique stone with properties second to none, is discussed. The wide use of the stone in the past has made it famous, but the area where it was and is quarried has not become a monument. The authors wish to attract...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shekov, Kirill, Shekov, Vitali
Other Authors: Zagożdżon, Paweł P. Redakcja
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej 2017
Subjects:
górnictwo
historia
kultura materialna
archeologia przemysłowa
mining and industrial heritage
geological monuments
quartzite
Shoksha porphyry
decorative stone
dimension stone quarries
Republic of Karelia
Russia
Monument The
karelia*
Online Access:https://dbc.wroc.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?showContent=true&id=72357
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Summary:Hereditas Minariorum, Vol. IV, 2017, s. 171-182 The background of crimson quartzite, a unique stone with properties second to none, is discussed. The wide use of the stone in the past has made it famous, but the area where it was and is quarried has not become a monument. The authors wish to attract the attention of the reader to this area and to establish a mining and industrial park nearby.

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