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Table 2 Artificial deterioration and consolidating treatments carried out on the four lithotypes

From: Innovative consolidating products for stone materials: field exposure tests as a valid approach for assessing durability

Site

Model sample (10 × 10 × 5) cm 3

Artificial deterioration

Treatments

Florence

Carrara marble

Thermal shock

NANOMATCH1 solution in 1:1 ethanol:ligroin at 20 g/L of Ca

Cologne

Carrara marble

Thermal shock

Savonnières limestone

Contaminated with a 5% w/w Na2SO4 solution

Oviedo

Carrara marble

Thermal shock

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Laspra dolostone

-

Bucharest

Carrara marble

Thermal shock

Albesti limestone

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