Natural stones Odenwald

Applicant: Prof. Dr. Matthias Hinderer, Prof. Dr. Rafael Ferreiro Mählmann

Funding: nstitute for Stone Conservation, Mainz

Persons in charge: Dirk Scheuvens

Duration: 2005 – 2007

Summary

• Recording and investigation of the natural stone of the Odenwald, which were used on architectural and art monuments in the region. The focus is on the rocks of crystalline and red sandstone
• Elaboration of petrographic identifiers to differentiate between the most important natural stones used in the Odenwald
• Recording of weathering phenomena