Identification, Specification and Use

- CONCEPT AND DEFINITION

- VARIETIES OF ORNAMENTAL AND COVERING STONES
      - Silicate Stones – Granites
      - Carbonate rocks - Marbles and Calcareous rocks
      - Siliceous Rocks - Quartzites
      - Siliceous - Argillaceous rocks, Slates
      - Ultramafic Rocks – Serpentinites, Soapstone and
Talc-stone

- TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
      - Microscopical Petrography
      - Physical indices
      - Amsler Wear Test
      - Uniaxial compression
      - Resistance to Tension in the Flexion
      - Coefficient of Linear Thermal Dilatation
      - Other Important Aspects and Essays

- GENERAL VIEW ON PROCESSING METHODS
      - Sawing in Looms
      - Sawing in Chiseling Machines
      - Finishing of Surfaces

- OUTSTANDING PROPERTIES FOR MARBLES AND GRANITES

- ELEMENTS FOR STONE DEGRADATION

- MAIN AGENTS OF ALTERATION IN COVERINGS

- SPECIFICATION CRITERIA/SUGGESTED USES
      - Carbonate and Silicate Stones
      - Slates
      - Quartzites
      - Serpentinites

- MAIN SOURCES FOR CONSULTATION

Este documento foi elaborado pelo geólogo Cid Chiodi Filho – Kistemann & Chiodi Assessoria e Projetos

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