The role of environmental sulfur on degradation of ignimbrites of the Cathedral in Morelia, Mexico

Building and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 861-867

  Alonso, E ^a   Martinez L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cultural heritage; Ignimbrite; Morelia; Rhyolite; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FACADES; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MECHANICAL TESTING; PETROGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ARCHITECTONIC MONUMENTS;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

BUILDING STONE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; IGNIMBRITE; MONUMENT; SULFUR;

MEXICO; MICHOACAN STATE; MORELIA;

EID: 0037669040     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(03)00023-4     Document Type: Article

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