Contribution to the technological characterization of two widely used Portuguese dimension stones: The 'Semi-rijo' and 'Moca Creme' stones

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 333, Issue , 2010, Pages 153-163

  Figueiredo, Carlos ^a   Folha, Rita ^a   Maurício, António ^a   Alves, Carlos ^b   Aires Barros, Luís ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; BUILDING STONE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DURABILITY; LIMESTONE; MONUMENT; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 77955998642     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP333.15     Document Type: Article

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