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Stone

Properties, Durability in Man’s Environment

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  • © 1975

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Authors:
  1. Erhard M. Winkler

    1. College of Science, Department of Geology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA

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Part of the book series: Applied Mineralogy Technische Mineralogie (MINERALOGY, volume 4)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Rock and Stone

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    Pages 1-26

  3. Properties of Stone

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    Pages 27-50

  4. Natural Deformation of Rock and Stone

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    Pages 51-67

  5. Color and Color Stability of Structural and Monumental Stone

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    Pages 68-86

  6. Decay of Stone

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    Pages 87-101

  7. Moisture and Salts in Stone

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    Pages 102-136

  8. Chemical Weathering

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    Pages 137-153

  9. Stone Decay by Plants and Animals

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    Pages 154-163

  10. Natural Rust on Stone

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    Pages 164-168

  11. Fire Resistance of Minerals and Rocks

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    Pages 169-175

  12. Frost Action on Stone

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    Pages 176-181

  13. Silicosis

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    Pages 182-186

  14. Stone Conservation on Buildings and Monuments

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    Pages 187-193

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 194-230
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About this book

As one of the most widely accessible building materials available to man, natural stone has been in extensive use for many centuries. It It is a significant component, and in places the only one, of man-made structures the world over, and its properties, applications, and behavior over long periods of time constitute a story that is almost unbelievably compleX'. Important elements of the story are described and interrelated in this volume. That the eX'posed parts of the earth's crust provide a considerable variety of rock types is evident to any thoughtful observer. To the geologist falls the task of characterizing and eX'plaining this variety, but many other kinds of specialists who are involved in the commercial use of stone also have an essential stake in the matter. From quarryman to mason, from architect to structural engineer, and certainly from purchaser to future observer, there is compelling interest in the nature, appearance, and durability of one stone as compared with another, or of stone as compared with some other material. Small wonder, then, that much has been written on the subject, and that numerous aspects of commercial stone and its properties have appealed to a host of investigators.

Authors and Affiliations

  • College of Science, Department of Geology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA

    Erhard M. Winkler

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