Approche géologique du marbre noir de Theux ; Geological settings of Theux black marble

Since Antquity, the presence of black limestone particularly conducive to the production of one of the most beautiful "black marble" that Wallonia has, was well known in the Wayot Valley (Theux). Even if the geological history of this particular deposit is much older, it is nevertheless thanks to its exploitation, which contributed to the release of new outcrops, that several generations of geologists were able to reconstruct, from the XVIIIth century with Robert of Limburg (1770) then, with Laurent-François Dethier (1814) in the first half of the nineteenth, the puzzle that allowed one of the... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Marion, Jean-Marc
Dokumenttyp: newspaper article
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Verlag/Hrsg.: AD&N ASBL
Schlagwörter: Belgium / Dinant synclinorium / Carboniferous / Visean / limestone / geologic window / Theux black marble / Marbre noir de Theux / AD&N / Physical / chemical / mathematical & earth Sciences / Earth sciences & physical geography / Physique / chimie / mathématiques & sciences de la terre / Sciences de la terre & géographie physique
Sprache: Französisch
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Since Antquity, the presence of black limestone particularly conducive to the production of one of the most beautiful "black marble" that Wallonia has, was well known in the Wayot Valley (Theux). Even if the geological history of this particular deposit is much older, it is nevertheless thanks to its exploitation, which contributed to the release of new outcrops, that several generations of geologists were able to reconstruct, from the XVIIIth century with Robert of Limburg (1770) then, with Laurent-François Dethier (1814) in the first half of the nineteenth, the puzzle that allowed one of them, Paul Fourmarier (1901), to discover the "geologic Window of Theux", at the dawn of the twentieth century. ; Dès l’Antiquité, la présence d’un calcaire noir particulièrement propice à la production de l’un des plus beaux marbres que recèle la Wallonie, était bien connue dans la vallée du Wayot (Theux). Et même si l’histoire géologique de ce dépôt particulier est bien plus ancienne, c’est pourtant grâce à son exploitation, qui contribua au dégagement de nouveaux affleurements rocheux, que plusieurs générations de géologues ont pu reconstruire, dès le XVIIIème siècle avec Robert de Limbourg (1770) puis, avec Laurent-François Dethier (1814) dans la première moitié du XIXème, le puzzle qui permit à l’un d’eux, Paul Fourmarier (1906), de découvrir la "Fenêtre de Theux", à l’aube du XXème siècle.