Type
The Moca Cream has a beige coloured background,
with strong alignments of calciclasts and bioclasts. Its productive
formation belongs to the Lower to Middle Batonian (Middle Jurassic
Age), from the Estremadura Limestone Massif area (Western
Mesocenozoic Border).
Appearance
The Moca Cream is a beige coloured limestone,
which is characterized by its parallel veinage and uniform
background, when it is cut against the veinage. However, when the
same stone is cut in favour of the veinage it shows a relatively
different appearance, with a more uniform background and light
beige colour, with no signs of veinage.
Location
The Moca Cream Limestone is explored around the
area of Pé da Pedreira – Alcanede, which is located in
the Serra D´Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park, region of
Santarém. This area is located in the centre of Portugal,
about 100 kilometres north of Lisbon.
Pé da Pedreira lies at the heart of the
area that is considered as the main ornamental limestone quarrying
centre in Portugal. |
