Stanislas Kostka on his Deathbed dressed in a habit of noir belge which effectfully offsets the white Carrara marble of the head, hands, feet and pillows. Statue by Pierre Le Gros the Younger, 1702–03, Rome, Jesuit NovitiateFlooring in a fireplace at Modave Castle executed in Noir Belge in combination with white Carrara Marble and Rouge Belge.
Noir Belge (Belgian Black) is collective noun referring to black limestone found on several sites in Belgium. Some trade names refer more specifically to the quarry where the material was found, for example "Noir de Mazy" or "Noir de Golzinne". Some Noir belge marble deposit belongs to a fine-grained calcareous sedimentary formation dated Frasnian era (Upper Devonian – around 360 million years ago) and located on the northern border of Namur sedimentary basin. A few black limestones located in the lower Carboniferous (near the city of Dinant) [1]
To the naked eye the differences between the black marbles from different quarries are almost impossible to determine. Good "Belgian Black" is dug as an inconspicuous grey stone but becomes immaculately deep black and shining as it is polished. Its relative scarcity is due to the difficult exploiting conditions (quarries in underground operation, for example of Golzinne and Bioul). Today it is one of the most expensive marbles in the world.
^* Catherine Cnudde / Jean-Jacques Harotin / Jean-Pierre Majot: Pierres et Marbres de Wallonie. Bruxelles (Archives d'Architecture Moderne) 1988, S. 21
NoirBelge (Belgian Black) is collective noun referring to black limestone found on several sites in Belgium. Some trade names refer more specifically...
Noir de Mazy is the only Belgian black (Devonian/Frasnian) limestone (see:NoirBelge) that is still exploited today. It is named after the quarry in the...
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targets Belgian marble, (not a "true marble"; Devonian limestone) NoirBelge Rouge Belge Istrian stone – Type of limestone Caen Stone – Limestone quarried...
Noir de Golzinne is the only Belgian black (Devonian/Frasnian) limestone (see NoirBelge) that is still exploited today. It is named after the quarry in...
Frederick II dominate the lower floor. Christian III's alabaster, Rouge Belge and NoirBelge monument was created 1574–75 by Antwerpian sculptor Cornelis Floris...
current producer of "Noir de Golzinne", a black marble. Marble from Golzinne was used in decorations of the Palace of Versailles. NoirBelge 50°31′9.08″N 4°42′55...
Belgian marbles include: Rouge Belge: including Rouge de Rance, Rouge Royal. NoirBelge: including Noir de Golzinne, Noir de Mazy. Belgian marble has been...
and other minerals. List of types of limestone List of types of marble NoirBelge "Bygone Industries of the Peak:Ashford Black Marble". Archived from the...
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Sainte ("Les Rivières pourpres") : 5 choses à savoir sur la comédienne belge". Femme Actuelle (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2022. THR Staff (7 February...
French composers published in 1911. "La vu s'étend jusqu'à la frontière belge". Satie repeated this gesture twice – on the deaths of Charles Gounod in...
et de nombreux albums des plus grands, ce producteur et ingénieur du son belge est décédé (in French) Michael Ward, Guitarist for the Wallflowers and School...
In 2005 Godfrey came in 17th place in the French language Le plus grand Belge, a public vote of national heroes in Belgium. He did not make the 100 greatest...
"Festival de Cannes 2024: le Prix de la Citoyenneté attribué à "Bird", le Belge Frédéric Sojcher dans le jury". L’Avenir (in French). 25 May 2024. Retrieved...
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