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Alba Patrizia Santo, Beatrice Agostini, Carlo Alberto Garzonio, Elena Pecchioni and Teresa Salvatici
Serpentinite is a low-grade metamorphic rock derived from the transformation of ultramafic rocks. Mainly because of its aesthetic characteristics it has been widely used as a building and ornamental stone. ?Verde di Prato? is the most common local name u...
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Mohamed Elkarmoty, Francesco Tinti, Sara Kasmaeeyazdi, Fabio Giannino, Stefano Bonduà and Roberto Bruno
Rock mass fractures adversely affect the cutting of commercial-size blocks and cause rock material loss in ornamental stone quarries. In order to obtain a reliable evaluation and an optimized production of ornamental stone deposits, it is fundamental to ...
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Rafael Navarro, Dolores Pereira, Ana Gimeno and Santiago Del Barrio
Serpentinites are used in both exterior and interior locations, but not all serpentinites are equal: they vary in physical-mechanical behavior and are not all suitable for similar uses. The serpentinites most commonly used worldwide come from India, Paki...
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Thalia Kennedy
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visitors to the mausoleum. The paper addresses three main issues: the decorative technique and its context and symbolism; a description of the gemstone and ornamental stone programme with a focus on motif, material and location; and t...
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Gabriela Rosales,Mario Vergara,Sonia Helle,Ursula Kelm,Jimena Cucurella,Ivonne Flores,Jorge Oyarzun
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ABSTRACT. Mineralogy and genesis of the combarbalita in Northern Chile. Combarbalita is the local name of an ornamental stone formed by advanced argillic alteration of volcanic materials. Combarbalita is mined as a decorative stone from quarries that are...
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