The Paris Catacombs tunnel through many miles of Lutetian limestone.
Type
Sedimentary
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Lithology
Primary
Limestone
Location
Region
Île-de-France
Type section
Named for
Lutetia (Roman name for Paris)
Lutetian limestone (in French, calcaire lutécien, and formerly calcaire grossier) — also known as “Paris stone” — is a variety of limestone particular to the Paris, France, area. It has been a source of wealth as an economic and versatile building material since ancient Roman times (see Mines of Paris) and has contributed markedly to the unique visual appeal of the “City of Light”. (It has been hailed as “the warm, elusive, cream-grey stone of the French capital”.[1]) Its formation dates to the Eocene epoch's Lutetian age (between 47.8 and41.2 Ma). The name "Lutetian" derives from Lutetia (French, Lutèce) which was the city's name in ancient times.
^Lichfield, John (2007), “The Stones of Paris”, The Independent, (22 Sept issue).
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