Abstract
This study consisted in characterizing the materials used to build Santa Marina de Aguas Santas Church at Cordoba and locating the original quarries. The techniques used in the lithological and chemical characterization included XRD, petrographic microscopy and electron dispersive scanning microscopy. The chemical index of weathering (CIW) was used to quantify the state of stone decay. The lithology and different types of alterations observed were mapped. A comparison of the material on the building to ancient quarries identified “Naranjo” as the possible site where the stone was originally quarried.
Highlights
La del Naranjo presenta las dimensiones suficientes de los niveles extraídos de biomicritas y biomicritas arenosas, materiales que se encuentran en la iglesia con mayor abundancia
La arenización es una de las alteraciones más abundantes especialmente en la zona inferior del edificio
“Biodeterioration of a stone: a review”, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 6 [4]. (2000), pp. 343-368. doi:10.1016/S0964-8305(00)00109-8 [12] Domínguez, P.: “Rasgos climáticos del término municipal Córdoba capital”, Caja Provincial de Ahorros de Córdoba (1994), V.3, pp. 25-30
Summary
This study consisted in characterizing the materials used to build Santa Marina de Aguas Santas Church at Cordoba and locating the original quarries. The techniques used in the lithological and chemical characterization included XRD, petrographic microscopy and electron dispersive scanning microscopy. The chemical index of weathering (CIW) was used to quantify the state of stone decay. The lithology and different types of alterations observed were mapped. A comparison of the material on the building to ancient quarries identified “Naranjo” as the possible site where the stone was originally quarried
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