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 in the past a Noyant ½ firm; but today only firm is extracted. Both layers give blocks of   approx. 260 x 140 x 150 cm. Large quantities are possible. These stones which are very soft when extracted are becoming harder under the effects of UV and rain.  It could be easily worked, for example with a chainsaw, with no water ! They are soft stones united beige.

QUARRY LOCATION

Le Mont Blanc, F-02200
Septmonts – France

TECHNICAL DATA

USES

Firm or ½- firm Noyant are masonry stones and are mainly used in massive facade or wall cladding ( thickness > 8 cm ). They are not frost resistant and outside for vertical parts ( window sills, corniches, … ), is better to associate it with a frost resistant limestone  It is used for pilasters, window and door frames, fireplaces

REFERENCES

Abbaye de Longpont France Noyant Limestone
Abbaye de Longpont, France
Railway Station Etampes-sur-Marne France, Noyant 3
Railway Station, Etampes-sur-Marne, France
Apartment Gif sur Yvette France Noyant 1
Apartment, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Parivate Residence Saint-Maur-des-Fosses France Noyant 4
Private Residence, Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, France
Gymnasium Drancy France Noyant 2
Gymnasium, Drancy, France
Apartment in Chatillon sur Seine in France, Noyant 2
Apartment, Chatillon-sur-Seine, France
Apartment in the city of Caen in France, Noyant limestone 3
Apartment, Caen, France
Apartment Bry sur Marne France Noyant 2
Apartment, Bry-sur-Marne, France
Noyant Apartment, Plessis Robinson, France 8
Apartment, Plessis Robinson, France
Hotel Soissons France Noyant 2
Hotel, Soissons, France
Shirahama Golf Club, Wakayama Japan Noyant 5
Shirahama Golf Club, Wakayama, Japan
Apartment Poissy sur Seine France Noyant 3
Apartment, Poissy-sur-Seine, France
Private Residence Renovation Perche France Noyant 2
Private Residence, Renovation Perche, France
Apartment Levallois Perret France Noyant 1
Apartment, Levallois-Perret, France

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