Historical building stones in the province of Limburg (NE Belgium): Role of petrography in provenance and durability assessment

Materials Characterization

Volumn 53, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 273-287

  Dreesen, Roland ^a   Dusar, Michiel ^b  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Durability; Historical building stones; Petrography; Provenance

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DURABILITY; INVENTORY CONTROL; PETROGRAPHY; SAND; SEDIMENTATION; VOLCANIC ROCKS; WEATHERING;

BELGIUM; HISTORICAL BUILDING STONES; INVENTORIED STONES; PROVENANCE;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 10044275211     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2004.07.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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