SUBCOMISSION ON STONES
Subcommission on Heritage Stones
The Subcomisión on Heritage Stones forms part of the International Commission on Geoheritage, which is, in turn, a scientific Commission established by the International Union of Geological Sciences.
Historical use of natural stone can be a major contributor to understand past civilizations and how different civilizations evolved over the millennia, from antiquity to the present. The geological attributes of the stones, which have survived for millennia enrich our cultural heritage, should be documented and studied for the present and future generations. The identification of stone-built monuments and historical quarries of important stones are one of the mandates of this subcommission.
Objectives
Main Goals
1. Establishment of Global standards for the recognition of IUGS Heritage Stones.
2. Coordination of the IUGS Heritage Stones program.
3. Compilation and maintenance of an IUGS Heritage Stone database.
4. Collaboration among International organizations related to Heritage Stones.
Executive
Subcommission on
Heritage Stones
Gurmeet Kaur
Victor Cardenes
GURMEET KAUR
GURMEET KAUR
VICTOR CARDENES
VICTOR CARDENES
Voting Members
Europe
Belgium
Tim de Kock. Professor, University of Antwerpen.
France
Mike Heap. School and Observatory of Earth Sciences, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg.
Francois Ferrer-Laloë. Sauvegarde Association.
Germany
Angela Ehling. Federal Institute for Geosciences and Resources (BGR).
Heiner Siedel. Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Technical University Dresden.
Ireland
Patrick Wyse Jackson. Department of Geology, Trinity College.
Kathleen Histon. INHIGEO. International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences.
Italy
Nicola Careddu
Surface Mining and Dimension Stone
DICAAR – University of Cagliari.
Paola Marini. Professor, Politecnico di Torino.
Malta
JoAnn Cassar. Department of Conservation and Built Heritage, Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta.
Norway
Tom Heldal. Norway Geological Survey.
Portugal
David Freire-Lista. Centre of Geociences (CGeo-UTAD), Universidade Tras-os-Montes.
Jose Kulberg. Nova School of Science and Technology I FCT. Nova Universidade de Lisboa.
Luis Lopes. Department of Geosciences, Universidade de Evora.
Romania
Valentina Cetean. Geo-resources Department, Geological Institute of Romania.
Spain
Victor Cardenes. Department of Petrology and Geochemistry, University of Oviedo.
Sweden
Björn Schouenborg. Research Institute of Sweden.
UK
Ruth Siddall. University College of London.
America
Australia
Margaret Brocx.
Adjunct Professor of Research|College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education.
Brazil
Eliane Aparecida Del Lama. Mineralogy and Geotechnics Department, Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Geociências.
Nuria F. Castro. Centro de Tecnologia Mineral CETEM/MCTI.
Antônio Gilberto Costa. Department of Geology of the federal University of Minas Gerais.
Canada
Brian Pratt. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan.
Colombia
Javier Eduardo Becerra. Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad de Santo Tomás.
Mexico
Carles Canet. Institute of Geophysics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Asia
India
Gurmeet Kaur. Department of Geology, Panjab University.
Raymond A. Duraiswami. Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Manoj Pandit. Retired professor, University of Rajasthan.
Turkey
Mehmet Özkul. Professor, Geological Engineering Department, Pamukkale University.
