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Table 1 Iron and Manganese percentage of black-blue stains on granite and CIELab color coordinates

From: Green chitosan: thiourea dioxide cleaning gel for manganese stains on granite and glass substrates

Churches

Granite

Elemental Analysis

CIELab coordinates

Fe (%)

Fest/Feun

Mn (%)

Mnst/Mnun

L*

a*

b*

Sta. Marinha

Un

1.01 ± 0.19

0.96

0.08 ± 0.02

18.73

   

St

0.97 ± 0.11

1.50 ± 0.77

23.86 ± 1.03

3.36 ± 0.34

3.90 ± 1.20

St. Tiago

Un

0.72 ± 0.21

0.85

0.08 ± 0.04

17.25

   

St

0.61 ± 0.30

1.38 ± 0.53

21.16 ± 1.39

3.48 ± 0.47

3.07 ± 0.37

N.S. Guadalupe

Un

0.79 ± 0.31

1.31

0.05 ± 0.03

23.35

   

St

1.04 ± 0.20

1.17 ± 0.11

24.04 ± 2.40

3.59 ± 0.74

4.15 ± 1.98

  1. Un unstained; St stained, L* lightness; a* red/green component, b* yellow/blue component