23928
Accession Number
13085
Title Of Article Chaper
The mechanisms of the physicochemical reactions in diorite used in the construction of ancient royal Egyptian statues
Title Of Journal Book
Canadian journal of chemistry
Volume
61
Issue
4
Pages
718-723
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Analysis of diorite samples from the luxor area confirms that soluble salts contribute to deterioration, together with swelling and contraction of mineral alteration products due to environmental change after unearthing. -- ICCROM
Keywords
Stone, granite; analysis, neutron activation; spectroscopy, atomic absorption; stone, microscopy petrography; spectroscopy, x ray fluorescence non-dispersive; stone, analysis elemental; stone, analysis; stone, deterioration wetting-drying; stone, deterioration salt crystallization; ICCROM
pub_id
23928