Relationships between microstructures and physical properties of white Apuan marbles: Inferences on weathering durability

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 257-268

  Cantisani, Emma ^a,b   Canova, Roberta ^a   Fratini, Fabio ^b   Del Fa, Carlo Manganelli ^b   Mazzuoli, Roberto ^a   Molli, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apuan marbles; Durability; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547232945     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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