Platy limestone – geologic definition and its use as a mineral commodity

The main geological activity of the RoofOfRock project focused on platy limestone as a special type of building stone, most commonly used for roofing. The action started with a comprehensive analysis of the existing archive literature and maps as a base for the preparation of the fieldwork and geological mapping of selected project areas. Various platy limestone horizons were identified through their major sedimentological and paleontological characteristics, stratigraphic position and age. In addition, some sedimentological and paleontological laboratory analyses were implemented. Geological activities were also directed by findings from WP4 (cultural heritage) related to the use of platy limestone. During the data acquisition, the quality and quantity of single types of platy limestone were observed and some the most representative samples were collected for laboratory analyses.

The organization of geological data on platy limestone for the GIS-based database has been agreed and coordinated on several WP3 coordination meetings.

The output of this action is a geological definition of platy limestone as well as the spatial occurrence of platy limestone along the project area shown on the geological map on a general scale of 1:50,000.