Piperno from Campi Flegrei: A relevant stone in the historical and monumental heritage of Naples (Italy)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 341-352

  Calcaterra, Domenico ^a   Langella, Alessio ^b   De Gennaro, Roberto ^a   De'Gennaro, Maurizio ^a   Cappelletti, Piergiulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Campi Flegrei; Italy; Laboratory tests; Petrophysical properties; Piperno; Weathering

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PETROGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANOES; WEATHERING;

EXPOSURE TIME; FIELD SURVEYS; STONES; VOLCANIC FORMATIONS;

ROCKS;

BUILDING STONE; DIMENSION STONE; VOLCANIC ROCK; WEATHERING;

CAMPANIA; CAMPI FLEGREI; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NAPOLI; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12844281351     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1156-3     Document Type: Article

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