Article: Ornamental rocks of the Chapel of Saint John the Baptist of the Church of Saint Roch in Lisbon - Part 1

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STUDY OF ITS DIVERSITY, TYPOLOGY, NOMENCLATURE, AND ORIGIN

In this first article, some of the elements and the analysis methodology that allowed the recognition and identification of the rocks and minerals used in the decoration of the Chapel of Saint John the Baptist of the Church of São Roque are indicated.
Text by Jorge Sequeira
GEOLOGICAL ENGINEER FCT-UNL,
SENIOR TECHNICIAN LNEG-MG
jorge.sequeira@lneg.pt

Source: Solidarity City Magazine no. 37
Edition: SCML, 2017
Article: 2nd part