Raw material sources for recovery of cultural heritage
- Evidence No.: DF11P01OVV005
- Project Type: Grant / Subsidy
- Project Start Year: 2011
- Project End Year: 2015
- Grant Provider: Ministerstvo kultury ČR
- Grant Recipient: Unipetrol výzkumně vzdělávací centrum, a.s.
- Project Partners: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně Ústí nad Labem
- UniCRE Project Leader: Petr Koutník
Project Description:
The target of the project is identification, mapping, and characterization of domestic resources of key mineral raw materials for renovation of cultural heritage, namely of real estate monuments.
The target will be achieved by
- creating a specialized map of exploited deposits of decorative stone, sand and limestone,
- selecting or developing appropriate analytical and test methods,
- sampling mineral raw materials,
- characterizing taken samples,
- detailed describing properties, important in the selection of the material suitable for landmark restoration, publishing the results.