Cantera Gorria and Red Ereño: Natural and Cultural Geoheritage (Basque Country, Spain)

Abstract Construction and ornamental stones are important elements of cultural heritage geoheritage. The quarries, where these materials extracted, a type site that combines two types heritage. Both the character rock its place origin can be deeply rooted in local society. Red Ereño is red micritic limestone (Lower Cretaceous) with abundant white rudist fossil shells. This stone has been exploited since Roman times north Iberian Peninsula (Basque Country, Spain) exported internationally. main quarry related to extraction , Cantera Gorria currently geoheritage site. emblematic brings together numerous geologic (palaeontological, petrological, geomorphological tectonic) mining features make it reference point for both research teaching activities. link between exists evident makes this an essential dissemination geology as well tourism. abandoned, because this, there urgent need protection development, order increase awareness importance potential use.