Summary
A study of the alterations caused by chemical weathering on carbonatic outcrops in the South of France (near Marseille) has revealed the presence of gypsum crusts. An analogy with carbonatic surfaces (marbles and limestones) located in urban areas (monuments and buildings) has therefore been evidenced. An analytical investigation of the morphology, typology and inner structure of the crusts found is presented in this paper.
Furthermore, reference is also made to the identification of fly ash particles embedded in the altered layer: this occurrence enables a limitation of the crust-growth period to the present century. Some hypotheses as to the role played by these particles in the formation of the altered layer have also been advanced. In this regard, the study of particles emitted by coal combustion, one of the major sources of energy, as far as their environment impact is concerned, is of unquestionable importance.
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Die Untersuchung der durch chemische Verwitterung verursachten Änderungen an Carbonat-Schichtköpfen im Süden von Frankreich (bei Marseille) hat das Vorhandensein von Gipskrusten gezeigt. Eine Analogie zu carbonaten Oberflächen (Marmor und Kalkstein) in Stadtgebieten (Monumente und Gebäude) ist damit erwiesen. Eine analytische Erforschung der Morphologie, Typologie und inneren Struktur der gefundenen Krusten wird in dieser Arbeit vorgelegt.
Ferner wird auch Bezug genommen auf die Identifizierung der in die geänderte Schicht eingelagerten Flugascheteilchen. Dieses Vorkommen ermöglichte eine Begrenzung der Periode des Krustenwachstums auf das gegenwärtige Jahrhundert. Einige Hypothesen über die Rolle, die von diesen Teilchen bei der Bildung der geänderten Schicht gespielt wird, werden auch vorgebracht. In dieser Hinsicht ist die Untersuchung der bei der Kohleverbrennung — das ist eine der größten Energiequellen — ermittelten Teilchen, insofern ihr Einfluß auf die Umgebung betrachtet wird, unzweifelhaft von Bedeutung.
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Del Monte, M., Sabbioni, C. Gypsum crusts and fly ash particles on carbonatic outcrops. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biocl., Ser. B 35, 105–111 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02269413
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