"Rouge Belge" is a collective noun designating diverse Devonian

Devonian

The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic Era spanning from the end of the Silurian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya , to the beginning of the Carboniferous Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya...

 red limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

 varieties found in Wallonia (Belgium).

Some names refer more specifically to the quarry were the material was found like the renowned "Rouge de Rance

Rouge de Rance

Rouge de Rance is a Devonian red reef limestone from the town of Rance in the province of Hainaut .The red "marble" of Rance in the Belgian province of Hainaut knew a large popularity as a prestigious building material for decorative use...

". Also Rouge Royal is a Belgian red limestone with a specific pattern of white and greyish veins. Rouge Royal is the mainly trade name of a natural stone from the area around Philippeville

Philippeville

Philippeville is a Walloon municipality located in Belgium in the province of Namur. The Philippeville municipality includes the old communes of Fagnolle, Franchimont, Jamagne, Jamiolle, Merlemont, Neuville, Omezée, Roly, Romedenne, Samart, Sart-en-Fagne, Sautour, Surice , Villers-en-Fagne,...

 from several quarries.

External links

• "Les matériaux de construction de Belgique et du Nord de la France", by Prof. Eric Groessens (in French
  French language
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