Description
The Moleanos has a light beige coloured background and a slight greyish tonality,
bioclastic, with oolitic tendency, abundantly spathized and showing disperse
brownish fine spots – known as Moleanos Classic. There is also the blue coloured
Moleanos with a blueish background – known as Moleanos Blue. Finally, there
is the mixed coloured Moleanos, which includes a mix of blue and beige coloured
background – known as Moleanos Mixed. All these variations can be found in
thin and medium grain.
Below we present you the 3 most common variations
of the Moleanos limestone.
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Location
The Moleanos limestone is explored around the area of Moleanos – Aljubarrora, which is located on the border of Serra D´Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park. This area is located in the centre of Portugal, about 100 kilometres north of Lisbon.
Moleanos lies at the footsteps of Serra D´Aire and Candeeiros Natural Park, which is still included in the ring of limestone extraction area – also known as the main ornamental limestone quarrying centre in Portugal.
