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Table 3 Petrographic features of the tested sandstones by thin-section analysis

From: Experimental study on capillary water absorption of sandstones from different grotto heritage sites in China

Sample

Composition

Texture

Primary minerals

Lithic fragments

Interstitial materials

Microstructure

Grain size range

(Min–max, μm)

Shape

YG

Quartz, K-feldspar, mica

Siliceous rock, rhyolite, metamorphic argillaceous rock

Clay matrix,

calcareous cement

Grain supported,

Pore-filling cementation

90–2000

From sub-rounded to sub-angular

DZ

Quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, mica

Siliceous rock, siltite, micrite, argillaceous rock, rhyolite

20–350

Sub-angular

LS

Quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, mica

Siliceous rock, argillaceous rock, siltite, micrite, sericite slate

16–710

From sub-rounded to sub-angular