Petrography and decay of a marly limestone in the cloister of a medieval cathedral in Sicily

Environmental Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 414-420

  Ercoli, L ^a   Rizzo, G ^a   Algozzini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cefal ; Decay; Ethyl silicate; Marly limestone; Sicily

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECAY (ORGANIC); DESALINATION; ETHANOL; LIMESTONE; SILICATES;

DEIONISED WATER; ETHYL SILICATE; MARLY LIMESTONE; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS;

PETROGRAPHY;

BUILDING STONE; LIMESTONE; PETROGRAPHY; WEATHERING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 4544242347     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1042-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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