Origin, characteristics and morphology of weathering crusts on Istria stone in Venice

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1699-1709

  Maravelaki Kalaitzaki, P ^a   Biscontin, G ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Dendritic black compact black grey and white crusts; Istria stone; Stone decay; Textural mineralogical chemical analysis

Indexed keywords

BLACK CRUSTS; DEPTH PROFILING; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DUST; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; NITRATES; PETROGRAPHY; SALTS; WEATHERING;

GYPSUM;

CALCIUM SULFATE;

BUILDING STONE; CRUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; WEATHERING;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK;

ITALY;

EID: 0033137019     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00263-5     Document Type: Article

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