Artificial weathering of Spanish granites subjected to salt crystallization tests: Surface roughness quantification

Catena

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 170-185

  Lopez Arce P ^a   Varas Muriel, M J ^a,c   Fernandez Revuelta B ^b   Alvarez de Buergo M ^a   Fort, R ^a   Perez Soba C ^c  

^a Universidad Complutense de Madrid CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Durability; Granite; Natural stone; Salt crystallization tests; Surface roughness indexes; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DURABILITY; FELDSPAR; GRANITE; HISTORIC BUILDING; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WEATHERING PROFILE;

MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 77957325357     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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