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Table 2 Summary of the mineralogical, compositional and elemental features of Candoglia and Crevoladossola marble

From: On-site monitoring of the performance of innovative treatments for marble conservation in architectural heritage

 

Mineralogical composition: XRD

Elemental composition: ESEM-EDX

Molecular composition: FTIR

Porosity: MIP (%)

Candoglia marble

Calcite (main phase), quartz

Ca, Si

Calcium carbonate, quartz (surface gypsum, nitrate)

0.8

Crevoladossola marble

Dolomite (main phase), phlogopite

Ca, Mg, Si, Al, K

Calcium and magnesium carbonate, silicates, (surface gypsum, nitrates)

1.1