A propósito de la alteración de una variedad comercial de una granulita de Brasil en una plaza pública del norte de Marruecos

Rubio, BelénRey, DanielBernabeu, Ana M.Vilas, Federico2014-07-022014-07-022007http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8396The aim of this study is to explain the natural processes that led to the intense alteration observed in a commercial variety of Brazilian granulite named as «Granito Verde Eucalipto» paving a public square in Morroco. The mineralogical and microscopy study showed the occurrence of portlandite and other typical portland-like cements transformation products, such as calcite and aragonite. Subsequently, paragenesis of these carbonates with gypsum promoted quartz dissolution by alcalinolysis, a typical process of arid and semiarid weatheringspaAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/GranulitePortlanditeCalciteAragoniteAlcalinolysisA propósito de la alteración de una variedad comercial de una granulita de Brasil en una plaza pública del norte de MarruecosTalking about weathering of a comercial variety of a brazilian granulite in Northern Moroccojournal articleopen access