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DOI	10.1007/s12371-020-00475-2
	Jaisalmer Golden Limestone: A Heritage Stone Resource from the Desert of Western India
	Kaur, Gurmeet 1; Kaur, Parminder 1; Ahuja, Anuvinder 2; Singh, Amritpaul 1; Saini, Jaspreet 1; Agarwal, Pradeep 3; Bhargava, Om N.1; Pandit, Manoj K.4; Goswami, Rakesh Giri 5; Acharya, Kireet 6; Garg, Sanchit 1
通讯作者	Bhargava, Om N.
来源期刊	GEOHERITAGE
ISSN	1867-2477
EISSN	1867-2485
出版年	2020
卷号	12 期号:3
英文摘要	The yellow-colored limestone of Jaisalmer, famous as golden stone, has been extensively used in the architectonic heritage of western India. The architectural heritage, built of this limestone, imparts an exquisite character to Jaisalmer city, which is popularly known as The Golden City. The Jaisalmer Fort built using Jaisalmer Limestone, locally referred to as Sonar Qila meaning Golden Fort, has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jaisalmer is renowned for architecturally distinctive Jaisalmer Fort, Palace of Maharawal (now Fort Palace Museum), Jain and Lodurva temples, Nathmalji-ki-Haveli, Patwon ki Haveli, Salim Singh ki Haveli, and Bada Bag cenotaphs (burial monuments, locally known aschhatris) constructed using the yellow Jaisalmer Limestone. Besides being used as a major building material, it has found profound usage in inlay work done in many religious places, forts, palaces, and mausoleums built during the reign of Mughals in India from sixteenth century onwards. The Jaisalmer Limestone, also known as yellow limestone, is well exposed around Jaisalmer city. It belongs to the Jaisalmer Formation of the Jurassic age. The Jaisalmer Limestone is hard and compact with low porosity, which has been classified as oolitic to bioclastic grainstone, packstone to wackestone. The yellow limestone, which is the most sought-after variety due to its pleasing color, texture, and aesthetics, is being quarried around the city of Jaisalmer for decades. The yellow limestone is commonly traded as Yellow Marble. The common use of the Jaisalmer Limestone includes floor tiles, wall claddings, counter tops, and most importantly as an ornamental stone. The Jaisalmer Limestone is exported to various countries across the Middle East and Europe in the form of slabs, tiles, and handicrafts. The Golden Jaisalmer Limestone's wide usage in the heritage monuments in India deserves to be promoted on a global scenario. Thus, we propose it to be designated as the Global Heritage Stone Resource from India.
英文关键词	Yellow Jaisalmer Limestone Heritage stone Jaisalmer Limestone quarries Northwestern India
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	India
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000540792200001
WOS关键词	MARWAR SUPERGROUP ; NOMINATION ; BASIN ; SANDSTONE ; GEOCHRONOLOGY ; MADAGASCAR ; RAJASTHAN ; EVOLUTION ; MALANI ; MARBLE
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Geology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/319558
作者单位	1.Panjab Univ, Dept Geol, Chandigarh, India; 2.Amer Embassy Sch, Chandragupta Marg, New Delhi, India; 3.Ctr Dev Stones CDOS SP 8, Phase 4, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India; 4.Univ Rajasthan, Dept Geol, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India; 5.B-97, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India; 6.JM Environet Ensyscon Pvt Ltd, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kaur, Gurmeet,Kaur, Parminder,Ahuja, Anuvinder,et al. Jaisalmer Golden Limestone: A Heritage Stone Resource from the Desert of Western India[J],2020,12(3).
APA	Kaur, Gurmeet.,Kaur, Parminder.,Ahuja, Anuvinder.,Singh, Amritpaul.,Saini, Jaspreet.,...&Garg, Sanchit.(2020).Jaisalmer Golden Limestone: A Heritage Stone Resource from the Desert of Western India.GEOHERITAGE,12(3).
MLA	Kaur, Gurmeet,et al."Jaisalmer Golden Limestone: A Heritage Stone Resource from the Desert of Western India".GEOHERITAGE 12.3(2020).