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Fig. 10

From: Salt weathering impact on Nero/Ramses II Temple at El-Ashmonein archaeological site (Hermopolis Magna), Egypt

Fig. 10

EDS results of detailed points and areas (dots and rectangles areas, respectively) for the temple construction materials. In sample NT1, A refers to sulfates, B refers to chlorides, and C refers to phosphates. In NT2 (D) and NT3 (E), the red rectangles refer to two types of salt attack (sulfates and chlorides). In NT4 (F), quartz grains of the mortar surrounded by halite can be distinguished. NT5 (G) shows an example of a salt attack of sulfates of structural mortar and NT6 (H) shows a different kind of salt attack (phosphates and chlorides) over the Roman mortar

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