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Table 3 X- ray Diffraction results showing the bulk Mineralogy of marl Shale (Calcite/ Smectite) from the upper Esna shale Formation, where the Horemheb tomb (KV57) is excavated, (Burial chamber)

From: Geo-environmental monitoring and 3D finite elements stability analysis for site investigation of underground monuments. Horemheb tomb (KV57), Luxor, Egypt

Ref. code

Mineral name

Chemical formula

01-085-0849

Calcite

Ca CO3

01-074-3485

Quartz

Si O2

00-046-1311

Muscovite-2M1, ammonian

(K, N H4, Na) Al2 (Si, Al)4 O10 (OH)2

00-001-0993

Halite

Na Cl

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