The Heritage Stone Subcommission (HSS), under the aegis of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), accords “Global Heritage Stone Resource” status to stones used in architectural heritage sites that are particularly important for local cultures and traditions. The Proterozoic slates of Himachal Pradesh have been used extensively in the architectural heritage of the Himalayan region of India. The deposits, occurring in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Kullu, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kinnuar, and Solan districts, have been quarried as a building material since the distant past for use in roofing, paving, fencing, and flooring. It can be found in prominent historic buildings such as the Shimla Town Hall Building, the Gaiety Theatre, and the Bandstand (Shimla); the Sarahan Palace and Bhimakali Temple (Sarahan); and the Pragpur heritage village and the temples of Champavati and Laxmi Narayan (Chamba), to name just a few. The crudely foliated varieties are employed locally as masonry in traditional Kath-Khuni architecture (cator-and-cribbage buildings using stone and local wood).

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Chamba和Kangra的元古代板岩：印度喜马al尔邦的遗产石资源

在国际地质科学联合会（IUGS）的主持下，遗产石材小组委员会（HSS）将“全球遗产石材资源”的地位授予建筑遗产中使用的石材，这对于当地文化和传统尤为重要。喜马al尔邦的元古代板岩已广泛用于印度喜马拉雅地区的建筑遗产中。自遥远的过去以来，在喜马al尔邦的昌巴，坎格拉，曼迪，库鲁，西姆拉，西尔莫尔，金努尔和索兰地区发生的沉积物已被用作建筑材料进行采石，用于屋顶，铺路，围墙和地板。它可以在著名的历史建筑中找到，例如西姆拉市政厅大楼，欢乐剧院和演奏台（西姆拉）；萨拉汉宫和Bhimakali寺（萨拉汉）；还有普拉格普尔（Pragpur）遗产村和占巴蒂（Champavati）和拉克西米·纳拉扬（Laxmi Narayan）的寺庙（仅举几例）。粗叶品种在当地被用作传统的Kath-Khuni建筑（用石头和当地木材建造的棺木）。