Pietra serena
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Pietra serena is a blue-gray sandstone used extensively in Renaissance Florence for architectural details.[1] It is also known as Macigno stone.[2] The material obtained at Fiesole is considered the best and is also quarried at Arezzo, Cortona, and Volterra,[2] although it is no longer being actively mined and has been placed under conservation status due to depleting resources.[3]
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Examples of its use in Florence include the interior pilasters, entablatures, and other decorative elements of Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel and Michelangelo's Medici Chapel. The most well-known of its quarries in the Florentine area is the Trassinaia quarry.[4]