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Table 4 X- ray Diffraction results showing the clay minerals of natural or air treated untreated clay fractions sample from Esna shale Member, where the Horemheb tomb (KV57) is excavated

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

SemiQuant [%]

00-058-2006

Kaolinite-1Ad

Al2 Si2 O5 ( O H)4

3

00-015-0603

Illite

K (Al Fe)2 Al Si3 O10 (O H)2 · H2 O

20

00-058-2009

Montmorillonite-calcian

Ca0.2 (Al, Mg)2 Si4 O10 (OH)2 ·x H2 O

77

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