WORKING GROUP "NATURAL STONES AND WEATHERING"

Photo atlas of weathering forms on stone monuments


Reference:
FITZNER, B.& HEINRICHS, K. (2004): Photo atlas of weathering forms on stone monuments.
http://www.stone.rwth-aachen.de


Group 4 – Fissures / deformation


Fissures independent of stone structure (vL) Weathering form: Fissures independent of stone structure (vL)
Stone type: Sandstone
Location: Karnak Temple, Luxor / Egypt
Scale:Height of the image: appr. 70 cm
 
 
 
 

Fissures independent of stone structure (vL) Weathering form: Fissures independent of stone structure (vL)
Stone type: Marble
Location: Agora, Athens / Greece
Scale:Width of the image: appr. 55 cm
 
 
 
 

Fissures dependent on stone structure (tL) Weathering form: Fissures dependent on stone structure (tL)
Stone type: Sandstone
Location: Tomb carved from bedrocks, Petra / Jordan
Scale:Width of the image: appr. 1 m
 
 
 
 

Deformation, convex (lV) Weathering form: Deformation, convex (lV)
Stone type: Marble
Location: Old Cemetery, Bonn / Germany
Scale:Height of the image: appr. 60 cm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Deformation, concave (rV) Weathering form: Deformation, concave (rV)
Stone type: Marble
Location: Cemetery, Cologne / Germany
Scale:Height of the image: appr. 65 cm