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Table 7 XRD analysis results of the outer casing granite blocks samples of Mykerinos pyramid

From: Sustainability problems of the Giza pyramids

Ref. code

Mineral name

Chemical formula

01-070-2537

Quartz low

SiO2

01-078-1995

Albite

Na(AlSi3O8)

01-078-1254

 

SiO2

01-083-1604

Microcline

KAlSi3O8

01-072-2300

Kaolinite-1A

Al2Si2O5(OH)4

00-004-0594

Actinolite

Ca–Mg–Fe+2–SiO2–OH

00-046-1409

Muscovite-2M1, vanadian barian

(K, Ba, Na)0.75 (Al, Mg, Cr, V)2 (Si, Al, V)4 O10 (OH, O)2