Stones, sandpits and limestone quarries in the Czech Republic
Project description
Tests
Map app
Search
List of quarries
Contacts and links
Soutěsky
Quarry
Stone appearance
Petrographic examination
Physical properties
Frost resistance
Particle size distribution by image analysis
Chemical and phase composition
Notes and literature
Stone appearance
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Description:
The groundmass of basalt from Soutěsky is dark grey (see Figures 1 to 5); ochre to brown pigmentation is usually visible on column surfaces, see Figures 5 and 6.