Soft limestone

Saint Maximin Fine Limestone

Saint Maximin

Description APPEARANCE It is a soft stone, extracted in Oise (north of Paris); these quarries are very old: they date back to Gallo-Roman era; but especially from Louis XIV that this stone will be used extensively in the construction of Paris; finally, it will be very stone-used under Napoleon III [...] 27 January 2016 mbstone-intl , READ MORE
Noyant Limestone

Noyant

Description APPEARANCE It is a soft limestone Noyant stone is extracted from an underground quarry, opened in Maddle Ages. This quarry was used in the construction of local monuments of that time like Soissons Cathedral and building in Paris. In this underground quarry stone extracted gives a Noyant  firm and [...] 27 January 2016 mbstone-intl , READ MORE
Caen Limestone

Caen

Description APPEARANCE It is a soft limestone Caen stone is extracted from an underground quarry, opened in XIth century under William the Conqueror. This quarry was used in the construction of local monuments of that time, but also in many English ones during the Anglo-Saxon period of Normandy. In this [...] 27 January 2016 mbstone-intl , READ MORE