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Name of the stone: Jura Limestone
Stone type: limestone
Color: yellow, beige, gray
Quarry location: Treuchtlingen-Dietfurt, Bavaria
Description of the stone: The limestone, named after the Jurassic age approximately 140 to 160 million years ago, expresses a sense of timeless elegance. In certain varieties, its colors can be accentuated by exquisite brown veins and intriguing fossil inclusions. It once was well known as Jura-Marble.
Peculiarities of the stone: The stone is famous for ist density, durability, and resilience. Recently, it was used for the cladding of the tallest natural stone building in the world, the Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait, completed in 2011 and standing at 1,358 ft. Another example is the use of 23,000 assembled stone elements for the exterior façade of 35 Hudson Yards in Manhattan, completed 2019.
Application: Jura Limestone is an excellent choice for inside and outside e.g. for both high-traffic areas. In indoor application for flooring, wall cladding, or table tops, the maintenance is straightforward, requiring only regular cleaning with pH-neutral products and occasional impregnation to preserve its beauty. The stone is also much appreciated by sculptos.
Finishes: honed, sandblasted, brushed
Certifications: Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), Contribution do BREEAM, Contribution to LEED v4
Frost resistant: Yes
Company: Franken-Schotter has a long tradition as family business for stone quarrying and processing not far from Nuremberg in Southern Germany (Bavaria). It has access to one of the largest natural stone reserves in the world with varities of the limestones, dolomites, and travertines named Jura and Dietfurt. “We have a sense of obligation to use our natural resources in an efficient and respectful manner and keep our environmental footprint to a minimum. We operate on a zero waste basis, meaning that everything that we take from the earth is utilized,“ is said on the webpage.
https://www.franken-schotter.com/en/
Contact: headquarter/showroom: Hungerbachtal 1, 91757 Treuchtlingen-Dietfurt
Telephone +49 9142 / 802-0
Fax +49 9142 / 802-267
Mail
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