Hiesberg marble
The Hiesberg marble is a broken marble on the Hiesberg ( 558 m ), southwest of Melk in Lower Austria , which is geologically comparable to the Wachau marble .
Occurrence and nature
The Hiesberg marble is a light to dark gray stone, which can contain muscovite , hornblende and pyrite as secondary components. It occurs in small, elongated lenses that can be up to 200 m in length and 10 to 30 m in thickness. The quality varies greatly, with hornblende often embedded in dark gray streaks. A documented but now regenerated demolition site is on the north side of the Hiesberg.
use
Hiesberg marble was already used by the Romans , who primarily produced quicklime for military and civil buildings, but also used it as stone. This marble was traded in the surrounding areas and was later used for steps and cuboids when the Melk Abbey was built .
literature
- Christian Hemmers, Stefan Traxler: The Roman grave monuments of Lauriacum - Notes on material and transport. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Year 149, Linz 2004, pp. 158–174 (full article pp. 149–177, PDF (2.3 MB) on ZOBODAT ; objects made from Hiesberg marble).
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 29 ″ N , 15 ° 18 ′ 24 ″ E
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Hiesberg , zelking.com.
- ↑ a b Information about the Hiesberg marble from chc.sbg.ac.at ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 12, 2010.
