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Table 1 Mineral phases identified by XRD for the plaster sample

From: A multidisciplinary diagnostic approach preliminary to the restoration of the country church “San Maurizio” located in Ittiri (SS), Italy

Layer	Calcite	Zeolites	Pyroxene	Quartz	Na plagioclase	Mica	Clay minerals
1,2,3	+	(+)	(+)	-	-	-	-
4	+	(+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	-	-
5	+	(+)	-	+	+	(+)	-
6	+	(+)	(+)	+	+	(+)	+

+: present; -: absent; (+) present in small amount.
Numbering of layer starts from the outermost one.

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