Table 1 Characteristics of the analysed samples and the type of analyses performed on each sample
From: The deterioration process of limestone in the Anahita Temple of Kangavar (West Iran)
Sample | Location | Sample type | Feature | Analytical methods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K1 | Temple (South) | Stone | Surface layer of deteriorated stone | OM, SEM–EDS |
K2 | Temple (South) | Stone | Surface layer of deteriorated stone | OM, SEM–EDS |
K3 | Temple (South) | Stone | Detached piece of a stone block | XRF, XRD, This section Petrography |
K4 | Temple (South) | Stone | Detached piece of a stone block | XRF, XRD, This section Petrography |
K5 | Temple (Northwest) | Stone | Surface layer of deteriorated stone | SEM–EDS |
K6 | Temple (Northwest) | Stone | Surface layer of deteriorated stone | OM, SEM–EDS |
K7 | Temple (Northwest) | Stone | Surface layer of deteriorated stone | OM |
K8 | Temple (Northwest) | Stone | Surface layer of deteriorated stone | SEM–EDS |
K9 | Temple (East) | Sediment | Sediment on the stone surface | XRD |
K10 | Temple (East) | Stone, Lichen | Biological colonisation on the stone surface | OM, SEM–EDS |
K11 | Temple (East) | Stone | Detached piece of a stone block | XRF, XRD |
M1 | Chel Maran quarry | Stone | Intact stone core from quarry | XRD |
M2 | Chel Maran quarry | Stone | Intact stone core from quarry | OPT |
M3 | Chel Maran quarry | Stone | Intact stone core from quarry | OPT |
M4 | Chel Maran quarry | Stone | Intact stone core from quarry | OPT |