Biological weathering and mineral deposits of the Belevi marble quarry (Ephesus, Turkey)

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-227

  Garcia Valles M ^a   Urzi C ^b   Leo, F De ^b   Salamone, P ^b   Vendrell Saz, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Biopitting; Calcitic patina

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MORPHOLOGY; PITTING; QUARRIES; TEXTURES; WATER; WEATHERING;

BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOPITTING; PATINA;

MARBLE;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM OXALATE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; MINERALIZATION; ROCK; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

PATINA;

EID: 0034292502     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(00)00076-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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